And as today is National American Eagle Day, we thought we’d bring you up to speed with some cool bald eagle facts. Bald eagles look awesome. Heck, all eagles look awesome.

Adult male and female bald eagles have the same appearance - dark brown bodies, pure white head and tail feathers, yellow beaks and eyes - though females are usually a bit larger. Young eagles ...

10. The bald eagle came close to extinction. But due largely to the banning of DDT insecticide in the U.S. in 1972, and restoration efforts since 1976, nests in the lower 48 states have increased ...

EAGLE — Eagle business owner Jan Rosenthal Townsend is concerned that the Eagle Information Center is peddling more than just information, so Tuesday night she presented those worries to the Eagle ...

The eagle is steeped in religious tradition as well. In Christian art, the eagle often represents the resurrection of Christ because the sight of an eagle rising in flight is a powerful one.

A harpy eagle guards her chick in a nest in Amazonian Brazil. Females are bigger than males and can weigh about 24 pounds, with claws often larger than a grizzly bear’s.

Where to see bald eagles -- now, officially our nation’s bird -- in Colorado , including Barr Lake, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Boulder Reservoir, Fossil Creek Reservoir.