A bald eagle was rescued by New York City police after getting stuck on a floating chunk of ice in the Hudson River Tuesday.

The bird was spotted crying out in distress before the NYPD water patrol used a pole to gently hook the eagle and lift it safely onto their boat.

Around 2010, while doing research for a book about the birds, Cook realized he could not find "anything whatsoever that the bald eagle had ever been legislatively designated as our national bird nor ...

“We rescue everybody, anything and anybody. We’re going to do our best to help them.” ...

The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country's national bird. President Joe ...

The patriotic pair have already laid two eggs this month ...

PRAIRIE ISLAND INDIAN COMMUNITY, Minn. (AP) — Some Native Americans traditionally bestow bald eagle feathers at ceremonies to mark achievements, such as graduations, and as a form of reverence for the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Look at the armpits — or, technically, the “wingpits.” That’s what Scott Mehus, education director at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minn., told a group of bird watchers recently ...

Bald eagle's new status as the official US bird brings pride and hope to many Native Americans Many Native Americans are marking ceremonies like graduations with bald eagle feathers, a form of ...