From when they hatch until they are about 5 years old, bald eagles' heads go from brown to splotchy before maturing into the ...

The adult bird was spotted bathing in the middle of the park’s reservoir before taking flight and finding refuge in a tree.

Researchers study one special bird—and stunning up-close footage reveals her exceptional strength, eyesight, and flying skills. With intimate access to a new bald eagle family, NOVA takes you ...

The state's "I voted" sticker has a red crawfish, a staple in Louisiana, wearing a blacktop hat, shoes and a white and blue suit. "It's a crawfish in a blue suit, so it represents the red and blue, ...

Bald eagles are powerful symbols of America—but there’s a whole lot more to these quirky birds. This juvenile bald eagle hasn’t acquired his adult feathers yet. / Bruce Bennett/GettyImages ...

This story appears in the January 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. The eagle is a national symbol, not just for Americans, but for Germans like me and many other people too ...

Seventeen years after the Fish and Wildlife Service removed the bald eagle from the endangered species list, signaling the comeback of an iconic species, a new enemy is stalking our national bird.

I didn’t learn to golf in the States, but I did learn to bird here. Perhaps this makes me appreciate the bald eagle, whenever I see the national bird’s silhouette soaring above me, even more.

The male eagle was found injured July 11 in central Missouri. A volunteer with the World Bird Sanctuary picked it up and brought the 7-pound adult back to the sanctuary in suburban St. Louis.

Alongside a national flag, anthem and coat of arms, most countries have one or more plant and animal species that they ...

It is unlikely you'll visit just one island while vacationing on the Galápagos Islands. Each of the archipelago's 20 main ...

Foxes, lions, wolves, donkeys and tortoises. In Robin Waterfield’s translation of these ancient stories, animals are used to ...