Aurora, Illinois, USA. The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America.

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The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America. Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. Bald eagles are not actually bald as the name stems from an older meaning, white headed. The bald eagle is the national bird and animal of the United States and has long been a representative symbol for Ironically, this eagle was confined to a zoo environment at the Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora, Illinois due to a wing injury that prevented the bird from flight. An injury that would prove fatal in the wild.

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Size: 2688px × 4032px
Location: Aurora, Illinois, USA
Photo credit: © Bruce Leighty / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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