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Always on the lookout for a snack, bald eagles often perch in trees or glide through the air near bodies of water. Large raptors, their wingspan can exceed 7 feet. With their regal white heads, bald eagles have been the national emblem of the United States since 1782 and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. The oldest recorded bald eagle lived to be 38 years old. Since they usually mate for life, that means eagle romances can last for decades. Photo by Lisa Hupp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Photo by @little.sandi A pair of bald eagles fighting over a dead chicken in Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada #Wild #AT2G #ndutu #Nature #Eagles #Wildlife #Animals #Canada #NovaScotia #Wildeyesa #BaldEagle #Earthcapture
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Red-tailed hawk / CAS-ORN 92406
Scientific name: Buteo jamaicensis
Higher Geography: North America
Department:Ornithology & Mammalogy, image©California Academy of Sciences
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LAPPET-FACED VULTURE
(Torgos tracheliotus)
tnt.dc, 2007. “Lappet-Faced Vulture”
Maryland Zoo, Baltimore
The devilishly handsome lappet-faced vulture (don’t argue with me) or Nubian vulture was named for the two flaps of skin, known as lappets, that decorate either side of the bird’s head and neck. They’re also endangered like many vulture species, so show them some love!
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