The Unique Bird
Every country has representative symbols that hold unique significance, such as national emblems, national flowers, national treasures, and famous cities or buildings.
In addition to national flowers, many countries also have national birds. For instance, the national bird of the United States is the bald eagle, and the national bird of Japan is the green pheasant.
The White-Heade Eagle, also known as the White Headed Sea Eagle or the American Eagle, is a relatively large and fierce bird. An adult bald eagle can reach a size of one meter and spread its wings to reach two meters. The eagle's body has dark brown feathers, while its eyes, beak, and feet are yellowish, and its head, neck, and tail feathers are white.
These birds look very beautiful and majestic and mainly inhabit the coast and rivers. They have great flying abilities and feed on larger fish, such as salmon and trout, as well as birds, such as ducks and seagulls.
The eagle's beak is very sharp and can tear its prey into pieces within a short time. The White-Headed Eagle is highly representative of the Americas, and on June 20, 1782, the U.S. Congress voted to make the Bald Eagle the national bird of the United States. However, they were on the verge of extinction before becoming the national bird.
Only a handful of Bald Eagles existed at the time, but Americans used artificial assistance to breed them, which gradually increased their numbers.
Bald eagles are sometimes translated from English as vultures, which can lead people to believe that they have no feathers on their heads like vultures. In fact, immature Bald Eagles have dark brown feathers throughout their bodies, and as adults between the ages of four and six, the feathers on their heads, necks, and tails gradually turn white.
White-headed sea eagles are large birds, with body lengths ranging from 71 to 96 cm, wingspans ranging from 168 to 244 cm, and weights ranging from 3 to 6.3 kg.
As with most carnivorous raptors, female eagles are larger than males, and there are many possible reasons for this. Some biologists believe that the larger size of females allows them to better guard their nests, eggs, and young. Smaller males soar more easily, so they are better able to guard their territory. While female bald eagles have a wingspan of 2.3 meters, males have a wingspan of only 1.8 meters.
Vision is one of the most important senses of the White Headed Eagle. The bird's color vision is the best of all animals, and the clarity of the White Headed Eagle's vision, or clarity, is exceptional, even better than its color vision. The eagle's vision is three times clearer than that of humans, which is why we call those with a keen eye "sharp as an eagle."
The good vision of White-Headed Eagles makes it easier for them to see where their prey is hiding. Something that looks like a mass of beige fur to us can be clearly identified by a White Headed Eagle as five squirrels of different colors.
Just like other birds, White Headed Eagles do not have teeth. They must swallow their food piece by piece, using their large hook-like beaks to tear their prey into bite-sized pieces. Even if the claws fail to kill the prey, a sharp peck from the beak is enough to do the job.
The White-Headed Eagle has a thin and hollow skeleton, with air in the gaps. Many of the bones are cohesive or linked together, making them extraordinarily strong. This skeleton holds them up well as they fly. The skeleton of an eagle weighs less than half the weight of its feathers.