The national symbol of the United States since 1782, the bald eagle was first placed with outspread wings on the country’s Great Seal as a sign of strength.
Their name is derived from the old English word “Balde,” which means white—a nod to the snowy-white feathers that cover their heads and tails.
Like hawks, falcons, and other predatory birds, bald eagles are considered raptors and have a number of adaptations that make them built for the chase:
Razor-like talons for puncturing and carrying up to eight-pound victims.
A large wingspan for conserving energy by soaring.
A dense coating of light-detecting cells on their retina helps them spot prey from up to a mile away.
Most bald eagles reach sexual maturity at age four or five and breed in early spring.
Males and females bond by performing dance-like aerial displays like the “cartwheel courtship flight,” in which a pair flies high into the sky, locks talons, does a cartwheel-like spin downward, and then breaks off right before hitting the ground.
Those teamwork skills come in handy when it’s time to build nests, stick structures lined with grass and other materials that can take several months to construct.
Most couples build them at the tops of tall trees strong enough to support the enormous structure—the largest nest of any bird in North America at about six feet wide and four feet deep.
According to the National Park Service, golden eagles in North America prey mainly on small mammals like rabbits, marmots, and ground squirrels.
But they’ll go after larger birds, mountain goat kids, and domestic livestock if the opportunity arises.
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Wow, what shots! We see them around here now, more and more frequently. The legs on the Eagles look really muscular. You don’t see legs like that on a chicken!
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Blue Heron vs Eagles
My wife and I witnessed this, a Young Eagle, an Adult Eagle, and a Blue Heron competing for the same fish.
We used Primitive Means to capture the Photo, Eyepiece Projection into the Digital Camera Lens. I believe it was raining, and the photos were taken from Inside a Car through the Windshield.
The Story is told in the Blog about the 3 Different Views, and it explains why the Eagles in this case did not persevere.
Kenny Roger’s “The Gambler” song addresses the Eagles Actions:
You’ve got to know when to hold ’em
Know when to fold ’em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
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Every gambler knows
That the secret to survivin’
Is knowin’ what to throw away
And knowin’ what to keep
‘Cause every hand’s a winner
And every hand’s a loser
And the best that you can hope for is to die
in your sleep
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These are beautiful pictures. Thank you! In Shepherdstown WV there is a live cam on an eagle’s nest. There are many nesting pairs in West Virginia.
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The eagle also symbolizes the prophetic because they have such great eyesight.
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This is from the blog Making It Glad:
Eagles are one of my favourite birds. Besides being so majestic, they mate for life, build one nest that lasts forever and they face storms head on rather than hiding from them. The most interesting trait is how they fight their enemy. Their biggest enemy is a snake, but eagles never stand for their attacks. They never fight the snake on the ground – they either pick it up and shake it to death or fly high and drop it onto rocks below.
By doing this, the eagle changes the battleground. As a result, the snake has no stable ground or stamina and is therefore weak and useless to fight back effectively.
God tells us to take note of “the way of the eagle in the air” (Proverbs 30:19), because Satan first appeared to people in the form of a snake. This snake works tirelessly to actively ruin our life-and that includes our thought life!
We change our battle ground when we take our thoughts captive and pray- it is then that God can step in and take over. Don’t ever fight Satan, and the thoughts he throws at you about your health, in his comfort zone. Claim the battle field. Lift yourselves up by praying and then throw the enemy and his lies onto the Rock- which is Jesus:
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; my Saviour, You save me from violence.” ~ 2 Samuel 22:2-3
Remember, we have been given authority to trample over serpents and scorpions in Jesus’ name (Luke 10:19). Snakes never survive a rock encounter! So there is never a need to ever entertain hypochondriacal thoughts- you throw it onto the Rock by fighting back with the promises of Scripture.
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