Chances are, you can easily recognize the bald eagle (haliaeetus leucocephalus). After all, how many other birds can you think of that have those iconic brown feathers and white heads? However ...

Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, is welcoming Leroy, a bald eagle ...

The bald eagle is now the official bird of the United States, nearly 250 years after it was first used as a symbol of the newly founded nation that’s deeply polarized politically today.

The adult male bald eagle usually measures 2.5 to 3 feet long with a wingspan of 6 to 8 feet. Leroy shares his habitat at Grandfather Mountain with another bald eagle, Griffin.

Some Native Americans traditionally bestow bald eagle feathers at ceremonies to mark achievements, such as graduations, and as a form of reverence for the bird they hold sacred as a messenger to ...

Some Native Americans traditionally bestow bald eagle feathers at ceremonies to mark achievements, such as graduations, and as a form of reverence for the bird they hold sacred as a messenger to ...