The Bald Eagle, which is also known as The American Eagle, is one of my favorite creatures in the world. Since I was young I always loved seeing pictures of this majestic bird and watching nature shows when they had them featured. I have pictures and sculptures of this beautiful bird. That is why I want to make it the first animal “face” that I post on BloggerFaces.com
The face of the eagle looks so powerful. When it soars above in the sky, it has all the freedom in the world. Powerful and Freedom. That is probably one of the reasons that the bald eagle is the emblem of America, although it could have been a turkey…
In 1782 the Bald Eagle was officially declared the National Emblem of the United States by the Second Continental Congress, although Ben Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird, because he thought the eagle was of bad moral character.
The distinctive white head and tail feathers do not appear until Bald Eagles are about 4 to 5 years old. Their beak and eyes turn yellow during the fourth and fifth year, and are dark brown prior to that time. Bald Eagles are about 29 to 42 inches long, can weigh 7 to 15 pounds, and have a wing span of 6 to 8 feet. This makes them one of the largest birds in North America. Females are larger than the males. Bald Eagles residing in the northern U. S. are larger than those that reside in the south. They have a life span of up to 40 years in the wild, and longer in captivity.
If you want to learn more about the majestic bald eagle, visit Eagles.org and donate to help protect this beautiful bird.