Dec. 24 (UPI) --The bald eagle has been lauded as a symbol of the United States, but it wasn't officially the national bird ...

Though a longstanding symbol of "independence, strength and freedom," according to Congress, the bird of prey never received a formal designation Shyla Watson is a digital news editor at PEOPLE. She ...

The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official. By Sara Ruberg The bald eagle received a ...

McGwire the Bald Eagle keeps an eye on the crowd during the grand opening of the Ronald McDonald House in St. Louis on June 18 and on Tuesday became one of the many bald eagles that officially are the ...

It's official, the Bald Eagle has been designated as the national bird of the United States. The recent official designation of the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) marks the culmination of a ...

The bald eagle received a title this week that many may have assumed it already had: the national bird of the United States. For centuries, the bald eagle has been a ubiquitous symbol for the country, ...