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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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An egg-citing plot twist has emerged in what’s already been an eventful nesting season for Big Bear’s celebrity bald eagle couple.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Southern California's favorite bald eagle couple, Jackie and Shadow, laid their third egg of the season on Tuesday afternoon, just weeks after their nest was raided by ravens.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Hitting out at its northern neighbour, the White House posted an image of an American bald eagle trampling a Canadian goose.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Though a bald eagle was a first.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Southern California's favorite bald eagle couple, Jackie and Shadow, laid their third egg of the season on Tuesday afternoon, just weeks after their nest was raided by ravens.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Hitting out at its northern neighbour, the White House posted an image of an American bald eagle trampling a Canadian goose.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Though a bald eagle was a first.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Bald eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bald%20eagle. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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