American Ambassador

by Dawn Currie

Title

American Ambassador

Artist

Dawn Currie

Medium

Photograph - Digital

Description

Photographic artwork by Dawn Currie. Full-length close-up portrait of an American Bald Eagle (haliaeetus leucocephalus) taken near Titusville Florida.

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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, Bald Eagles have flourished under protection.

Eagles are often found perched on a tall dead tree. From this vantage point the Eagle can survey his territory for both food and intruders.

The Bald Eagle's recovery is a spectacular conservation success story. Once abundant in North America, the species became rare in the mid-to-late 1900s-the victim of trapping, shooting, and poisoning. In 1978 the bird was listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act. Since 1980, gentler treatment by humans have led to a dramatic resurgence. By the late 1990s, breeding populations of Bald Eagles could be found throughout most of North America. In June 2007, the bird's recovery prompted its removal from the Endangered Species list. Continuing threats to Bald Eagle populations include lead poisoning from ammunition in hunter-shot prey, collisions with motor vehicles, wind turbines, and stationary structures, and development-related destruction of shoreline nesting, perching, roosting and foraging habitats. Today there are about 250,000 Bald Eagles, according to estimates by Partners in Flight, with 88 percent spending part of the year in the U.S., 31 percent in Canada, and 8 percent in Mexico. They are not on the 2012 Watch List.

Bald Eagles can live a long time, with a longevity record of 28 years in the wild and 36 years in captivity.

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January 9th, 2014

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