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EA1 |
This woodcut style eagle exemplifies
a modern art style combined with one of North America's
favorite wild birds. |
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EA2 |
This woodcut eagle head promotes the ideals
of strong character and fortitude. |
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EA3 |
The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus),
our national bird, is the only eagle unique to North America. |
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EA4 |
The bald eagle's scientific name signifies
a sea (halo) eagle (aeetos) with a white (leukos) head. |
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EA5 |
I wanna fly like an Eagle; To the sea; Fly
like an Eagle let the spirit carry me; I wanna fly...
Fly right into the future. - Steve Miller Band
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EA6 |
I wanna Feed the babies; Cant get enough
to eat; I wanna shoe the children; No shoes on there feet;
I wanna house the people; Livin in the street; Oh, yeah,
theres a solution. I wanna fly like an Eagle. - Steve
Miller Band
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EA7 |
At one time, the word "bald" meant
"white," not hairless. |
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EA8 |
The bald eagle is found over most of North
America, from Alaska and Canada to northern Mexico. |
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EA9 |
About half of the world's 70,000 bald eagles
live in Alaska. |
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EA10 |
This egyptian-style eagle shows both the
strength and mythology associated with the eagle. |
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EA11 |
Not all eagles migrate. Those that do, have
complex migratory patterns. While migrating, eagles ride
columns of rising air called thermals and can average
speeds of 30 mph (50 kilometers). |
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EA12 |
These baby bald eaglets show the beginnings
of great things to come. |
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EA13 |
Combined with British Columbia's population
of about 20,000 bald eagles, the northwest coast of North
America is by far their greatest stronghold. |
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EA14 |
The bald eagles flourish in the Northwest
in part because the salmon. Dead or dying fish are an
important food source for all bald eagles. |
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EA15 |
The Bald Eagle Protection Act prohibits
the take, transport, sale, barter, trade, import and export,
and possession of eagles, making it illegal for anyone
to collect eagles and eagle parts, nests, or eggs without
a permit. |
