Learn about bald eagle nesting habits, from how and where to spot the large nests to why they return to the same nest every year.

A representative from Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) spoke with an eagle expert about what Shadow may do while Jackie is away. It is important to remember that Shadow is a wild eagle who can do as he pleases.

It soars on six-foot wings, graces our currency, and stares out from a thousand patriotic murals. But how much do you actually know about the bald eagle?

Considering the 250 th anniversary of the United States, I thought it appropriate to discuss the bald eagle. The bird’s scientific name, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, is a Latin and Greek combination translating as “white-headed sea eagle” which it truly is.

Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United States, often seen against a clear blue sky — is having a moment. The eagles find themselves in an environmental updraft of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These raptors are built forhunting in dense forest canopies. They can take prey up to around 20 lbs., including young deer. Their talons can be as long as the claws of a grizzly bear.

Rising numbers of great-horned owls, bald eagles and red-tailed hawks have been getting sick and dying of bird flu this winter as the virus continues to mutate and circulate in North American wildlife. There are no signs of this strain of the H5N1 virus ...