Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
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BALD EAGLE (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Selected as the national emblem of the United States in 1782 by Congress, in spite of Benjamin Franklin's famously low opinion (see comment below) of the species, the Bald Eagle has long been an important symbol in North American cultures, both present and past, with feathers and body parts appearing regularly in prehistoric settlements of Native American peoples.
The species has served as a symbol of freedom and democracy in the United States and, in recent decades, as a symbol of wilderness and the environmental ethic.
The Bald Eagle is a large fish-eagle with a dark brown body and a distinctive white head and tail acquired at 4 to 5 years of age. It is opportunistic forager, scavenging prey items when available, pirating food from other species when it can, and capturing its own prey when needed. It consumes a variety of vertebrate prey, but generally selects fish over other food types.
In 1784, Benjamin Franklin disparaged the national bird’s thieving tendencies and its vulnerability to harassment by small birds. "For my own part,” he wrote, “I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly. … Besides he is a rank Coward: The little King Bird not bigger than a Sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the District.” (allaboutbirds.org).
The Bald Eagle has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782 and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. Look for them soaring in solitude, chasing other birds for their food, or gathering by the hundreds in winter. Once endangered by hunting and pesticides, Bald Eagles have flourished under protection (allaboutbirds.org).
It often feeds on carrion, including dead fish washed up on shore, and it steals food from Ospreys and other smaller birds. At other times, however, it is a powerful predator (Audubon.org).
Bald Eagles have been known to play with plastic bottles and other objects pressed into service as toys. One observer witnessed six Bald Eagles passing sticks to each other in midair (allaboutbirds.org).
Their nests are among the largest of all birds with both birds helping build it.
Incubation begins after the first egg is laid and young are hatched over a period of time.
Both males and females have brood patches and both incubate the eggs.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Close-up
0:10 calls-sounds
0:36 in a tree
0:42 on the ground
0:49 adults & juvenile
0:54 aerial maneuvers
1:03 juvenile walking
1:08 on the river
1:14 mating
1:17 close-up
1:22 taking flight
1:33 looking around
1:40 view from above
1:45 two along the river
1:52 two together
1:57 juvenile
2:04 adult
2:09 fall colors
2:15 snowstorm
2:19 beauty untold
BALD EAGLE (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | BALD EAGLE: A Bird of Bad Moral Character? | Bald Eagle | Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Pigargo Americano | Pygargue à tête blanche | Bald Eagles and Bad Moral Character | The Rebirth of the Eagle Inspiring Story | Facts about Bald Eagles | The Bald Eagle - Master of the Sky | Eagles: The Kings of the Sky | Bald Eagles: GREAT CLOSE-UPS | Eagles – Hunters of the Sky
🎵 Music in this video 🎵:
"Unearth"
Marshall Usinger
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#baldeagles #birdsinflight #haliaeetusleucocephalus
youtube.com/c/BWoodPhotography
bwoodphotography.com
To license footage please contact me at: becca@bwoodphotography.com
BALD EAGLE (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Selected as the national emblem of the United States in 1782 by Congress, in spite of Benjamin Franklin's famously low opinion (see comment below) of the species, the Bald Eagle has long been an important symbol in North American cultures, both present and past, with feathers and body parts appearing regularly in prehistoric settlements of Native American peoples.
The species has served as a symbol of freedom and democracy in the United States and, in recent decades, as a symbol of wilderness and the environmental ethic.
The Bald Eagle is a large fish-eagle with a dark brown body and a distinctive white head and tail acquired at 4 to 5 years of age. It is opportunistic forager, scavenging prey items when available, pirating food from other species when it can, and capturing its own prey when needed. It consumes a variety of vertebrate prey, but generally selects fish over other food types.
In 1784, Benjamin Franklin disparaged the national bird’s thieving tendencies and its vulnerability to harassment by small birds. "For my own part,” he wrote, “I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly. … Besides he is a rank Coward: The little King Bird not bigger than a Sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the District.” (allaboutbirds.org).
The Bald Eagle has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782 and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. Look for them soaring in solitude, chasing other birds for their food, or gathering by the hundreds in winter. Once endangered by hunting and pesticides, Bald Eagles have flourished under protection (allaboutbirds.org).
It often feeds on carrion, including dead fish washed up on shore, and it steals food from Ospreys and other smaller birds. At other times, however, it is a powerful predator (Audubon.org).
Bald Eagles have been known to play with plastic bottles and other objects pressed into service as toys. One observer witnessed six Bald Eagles passing sticks to each other in midair (allaboutbirds.org).
Their nests are among the largest of all birds with both birds helping build it.
Incubation begins after the first egg is laid and young are hatched over a period of time.
Both males and females have brood patches and both incubate the eggs.
youtube.com/shorts/sl3N5thaZKA
youtu.be/V2fUuSNsy20
Timestamps:
0:00 Close-up
0:10 calls-sounds
0:36 in a tree
0:42 on the ground
0:49 adults & juvenile
0:54 aerial maneuvers
1:03 juvenile walking
1:08 on the river
1:14 mating
1:17 close-up
1:22 taking flight
1:33 looking around
1:40 view from above
1:45 two along the river
1:52 two together
1:57 juvenile
2:04 adult
2:09 fall colors
2:15 snowstorm
2:19 beauty untold
BALD EAGLE (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | BALD EAGLE: A Bird of Bad Moral Character? | Bald Eagle | Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Pigargo Americano | Pygargue à tête blanche | Bald Eagles and Bad Moral Character | The Rebirth of the Eagle Inspiring Story | Facts about Bald Eagles | The Bald Eagle - Master of the Sky | Eagles: The Kings of the Sky | Bald Eagles: GREAT CLOSE-UPS | Eagles – Hunters of the Sky
🎵 Music in this video 🎵:
"Unearth"
Marshall Usinger
artlist.io/Becca-1378936
ALL IMAGES IN THIS VIDEO ARE COPYRIGHTED, ©Becca Wood - B. Wood Photography. No part of this video shall be downloaded, altered or reproduced in any way or by any means without the formal written permission of B. Wood Photography. All Rights Reserved
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🎞️ My Gear:
Cameras 📷:
Canon 1 DX Mark III camera
Canon 1 DX
Canon 5d Mark II
GoPro 9 Black
GoPro 7 Silver
DJI Mavic Air 2
_______________________________
Lenses:
Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM Lens
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS Usm Lens
Canon 1.4x Extender
Canon 2.0x III Extender
_______________________________
Gitzo carbon fiber tripod
Manfrotto tripod
Manfrotto monopod
Joby Gorilla Pod
--------------------------------------------------
Website: bwoodphotography.com
Celebrating Life Magazine: bwoodphotography.com/Products/Magazine
--------------------------------------------------
Social Media:
Facebook: @BWoodPhotos
Instagram: @bwoodphotography
--------------------------------------------------
"God is in the details." Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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