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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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Friday Harbor From watching bald eagles fly overhead while drinking a beer at the San Juan Island Brewing Co.
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Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
Visitors to the Headlands may experience sightings of the many wild animals native to the area including: bald eagles, osprey, white tail deer, wild turkeys, coyotes and occasionally a black bear.
—Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024
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Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
Visitors to the Headlands may experience sightings of the many wild animals native to the area including: bald eagles, osprey, white tail deer, wild turkeys, coyotes and occasionally a black bear.
—Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024
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“Bald eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bald%20eagle. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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