Some of the feather requests are so color specific that there’s ... are the last hands that ever touch a wild eagle. "People recognize the bald eagle for the majesty that it is," Whitfield ...

The eagle is a national symbol ... In the Aleutian Islands in Alaska I found bald eagles that were wilder and tougher than that. They were dirty, they were wet, and they fought with each other ...

The bald eagle has been a major player in American conservation history. Chosen by Congress as the nation's symbol in 1782, it was soon to become a casualty of the country's social and technological ...

DESCRIPTION: Female bald eagles can weigh up to 14 pounds and have wingspans of eight feet. Males weigh up to 10 pounds, with wingspans of six feet. Both sexes have brown bodies and acquire their ...

Under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act of 1940, it is against the law to even pick up a discarded feather. But for many Native Americans and Alaska natives, the eagle is a sacred creature ...

The conservation status of Steller’s Sea Eagle is vulnerable. As the bald eagle ... with brown feathers, and it has bluish-gray skin. The bird’s head has a fine, dark color, and when it ...

We’ll start with the American classic of the Bald Eagle and go from there ... The Western Cattle Egret has all-white feathers, a short neck, and a thick yellow bill. Breeding birds develop an orange ...

The bald eagle is one of the most iconic birds in North America. Known for its striking white head and tail contrasting ...

It is illegal to possess eagle items such as feathers or eggs," said Daryl Hoffman, the vice president of living collections. At one time, there were less than 1,000 bald eagles in the wild.

Robert Garner Gambill, 91, of Sparta, N.C., appeared in federal court in Charlotte on Friday, Oct. 11 and pleaded guilty to ...

A bald eagle is slowly recovering after surgeries ... or taking their nests or eggs. Even taking feathers found in the wild can be a crime. In the late 1800s, America was home to around 100,000 ...

“This is my favorite day of the year, because I’m here in eagle nirvana,” said Bowerman, a bald-eagle researcher ... band them and take blood and feather samples for testing.