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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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Beloved bald eagles Jackie and Shadow had a busy year raising two eaglets in Southern California.
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Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Under the leadership of DNR nongame biologist Chris Iverson, Indiana started rearing bald eagles at the tower in 1986.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
An important part of the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, elk account for approximately 85% of winter wolf kills and are an important food source for bears, mountain lions and at least 12 scavenger species, including bald eagles and coyotes, NPS says.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
From his first scene, Tim Meadows takes to Peacemaker like … well, like a bald eagle to an aerie.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Under the leadership of DNR nongame biologist Chris Iverson, Indiana started rearing bald eagles at the tower in 1986.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
An important part of the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, elk account for approximately 85% of winter wolf kills and are an important food source for bears, mountain lions and at least 12 scavenger species, including bald eagles and coyotes, NPS says.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
From his first scene, Tim Meadows takes to Peacemaker like … well, like a bald eagle to an aerie.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Bald eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bald%20eagle. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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