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bald eagle
noun
: an eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) of North America that is brown when young with white only on the undersides of the wings but in full adult plumage has white head and neck feathers and a white tail
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In the late fall, the deer are running and the red-tail hawks and bald eagles are on the hunt.
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
In a Facebook post, the Tamarack Wildlife Center said a call came in on Thanksgiving about a family that had found a bald eagle entangled in a fence.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
People are well outnumbered by the humpbacks and pods of orcas, bald eagles and herons, seals and sea lions grunting their tone-deaf tunes atop the rocks.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
According to Tennessee Watchable Wildlife, the lake is a haven for bald eagles, and boasts the second-highest concentration of the birds in the state.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
In a Facebook post, the Tamarack Wildlife Center said a call came in on Thanksgiving about a family that had found a bald eagle entangled in a fence.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
People are well outnumbered by the humpbacks and pods of orcas, bald eagles and herons, seals and sea lions grunting their tone-deaf tunes atop the rocks.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
According to Tennessee Watchable Wildlife, the lake is a haven for bald eagles, and boasts the second-highest concentration of the birds in the state.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Bald eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bald%20eagle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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