Bald eagles are powerful symbols of America—but there’s a whole lot more to these quirky birds. Obviously, adult bald eagles ...

Large birds like eagles need large nests! Bald eagle nests are about 5 to 6 feet in diameter and 2 to 4 feet tall. If the ...

“For nearly 250 years, we called the bald eagle the national bird when it wasn’t,” said Jack Davis, co-chair of the National Bird Initiative for the National Eagle Center, in a news release. “But now ...

This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Bald eagles, aka Haliaeetus leucocephalus, seem to be models of decorum. The raptors mate for life, unless one partner ...

You don't have to wait until Sunday's Super Bowl to see eagles. Sure, the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs ...

Although they have been our national symbol since 1782, bald eagles faced extinction at one point in time. Thanks to strategic conservation techniques, they have made a remarkable comeback. See ...