On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress of the United States issued the declaration of independence and decided that the new United States must have a special national emblem. On June 20, 1782, the Congress of the United States passed a resolution to regard the unique white headed sea sculpture of North America as the national bird of the United States, and take this bird as the main body of the national emblem pattern. It is the first "national bird" in the world.White headed sea eagles are popular with the American people because of their North American landmarks and vigorous posture. Today, the image of white headed sea eagles can be seen everywhere in the United States.
White headed sea eagles, also known as white headed eagles, bald eagles, American Eagles and American Eagles, are a kind of raptors in North America. Their active areas are usually in open water areas, and their food is mainly fish. However, they also hunt different prey according to different environments. The white headed sea eagle is the national bird of the United States and one of the most important symbols of the United States.
White headed sea eagles prefer to live near the coast, rivers and lakes, because there are many fish in these places, which are very rich food resources for them. Research shows that they prefer rivers with a circumference of more than 11 kilometers, and lakes with an area of more than 10 square kilometers are the most suitable for white headed sea eagles in breeding period. White headed sea eagles are good at flying. They can fly at speeds of 56 to 70 kilometers per hour when gliding and flapping their wings. If they catch fish in flight, they can still fly at speeds of 48 kilometers per hour.
People who have seen the white headed sea sculpture will be attracted by its powerful appearance and vigorous posture. Its body length can reach one meter, its wingspan can exceed two meters, and it weighs 3 to 6 kilograms. Its average life span is about 20 years, but it's not uncommon to live to 40-50 years old. White headed sea eagles have bright yellow eyes, beaks and claws. Adult white headed sea eagles, both male and female, are covered with brown feathers, but the head, neck and tail are white feathers.
Interestingly, the English name of the sea eagle with white head is bald eagle, which is translated as "vulture". This is probably because it is white from the forehead to the neck. At a glance, it will think that it is "bald". In fact, it is only "white head", not "bald head".