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bald eagle
noun
: an eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) of North America that is brown when young with white only on the undersides of the wings but in full adult plumage has white head and neck feathers and a white tail
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Share [Findings] In Maine, a loon stabbed a bald eagle through the heart.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Predators, like foxes, bald eagles and coyotes, can be poisoned from eating that mouse or rat, Vermiglio-Kaplanek said.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
Every annoyed and overtired fish needs to de-stress by hunting for a bald eagle.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Boaters find over $1 million of cocaine — packaged with bald eagle designs — floating at sea off Florida Keys.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2024
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Predators, like foxes, bald eagles and coyotes, can be poisoned from eating that mouse or rat, Vermiglio-Kaplanek said.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
Every annoyed and overtired fish needs to de-stress by hunting for a bald eagle.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Boaters find over $1 million of cocaine — packaged with bald eagle designs — floating at sea off Florida Keys.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2024
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“Bald eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bald%20eagle. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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