Standing 2 and a half feet high, with wingspans of 7 feet or more, golden eagles are the apex avian predator of West Texas.

WASHINGTON — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor Tuesday: It officially became the country's national bird.

In December, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law officially naming the bald eagle as the national bird. Meanwhile, most Americans assumed it was already a done deal. The bill had bipartisan ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The bald eagle, a longstanding symbol of America, was officially declared the national bird on Christmas Eve when President Biden signed new legislation into law. Despite its ...

“While most people assume the bald eagle is our nation’s official bird, the fact is our country doesn’t have an official bird,” Preston Cook, Co-Chair of the National Bird Initiative for ...

It stayed with Gallant for a couple of weeks, and she said she didn't know the bird was a golden eagle until she took it over to Hope for Wildlife. "If I've seen one before, I didn't know I was ...

0:30 Golden eagle back up and flying after being fished out of Atlantic Ocean in May Maybe it was sick. Maybe it was just exhausted. Whatever the reason, a golden eagle flapped down in the middle ...

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and Preston Cook, co-chair of the National Bird Initiative for the National Eagle Center, laugh while posing for photos with Angel, one of the Eagle Center's bald eagle ...

But it had never been officially designated to be what many had just assumed it was — the national bird. The bald eagle is indigenous to North America.

WABASHA, Minn. — United States Sen. Amy Klobuchar visited Minnesota's National Eagle Center on Monday to celebrate the official designation of the bald eagle as the National Bird of the United ...

On Christmas Eve, President Biden signed legislation making it official Julia Binswanger Daily Correspondent The bald eagle is finally being recognized as America's national bird. John Tlumacki ...