The Bald Eagle

The Bald Eagle

On the backs of our gold coins, the silver dollar, the half dollar and the quarter, we see an eagle with outspread wings.

National emblem

OOne of the first battles of the ne of the first battles of the Revolution: Revolution:

noisenoise of the struggle awoke the of the struggle awoke the sleeping eaglessleeping eagles

flewflew from their nests from their nests,, circled over circled over fighting menfighting men + + raucous raucous criescries

"They are shrieking for "They are shrieking for FreedomFreedom!!" " ((patriotspatriots))

Bald Eagle Info Status of the bald eagle:Status of the bald eagle: June 28, 2007 June 28, 2007

the Interior Department took the American the Interior Department took the American bald eagle off the endangered species list. bald eagle off the endangered species list.

The The Europeans first arrived Europeans first arrived fairly fairly common. common. TThe human populationhe human population , , the the eagle populationeagle population

Until 1995Until 1995 - - endangered endangered ((in 43 of the 48 in 43 of the 48 statesstates).).

Historical Reference

June 20June 20thth, 1782, 1782 The Continental The Continental

Congress Congress adopted the adopted the

current design current design for for the Great the Great SealSeal of the of the United StatesUnited States

The Seal Bald Eagle grasping:

thirteen arrows

AND

a thirteen-leaf olive branch

A Sacred Bird

IIn some North American culturesn some North American cultures a a sacred bird sacred bird

IIts feathers ts feathers central to Native American central to Native American religioreligionsns and customs and customs

Eagles Eagles == spiritual messengers between gods and spiritual messengers between gods and humanshumans

Honor

The Lakota:The Lakota: give an eagle give an eagle featherfeather,, thethe symbol of honor symbol of honor,, to to a a person who achieves a task.person who achieves a task.

Honor The Pawnee: symbols of fertility

WHY? their nests - high off the ground

+fiercely protect their young

Honor

The Choctaw:a symbol of peace

WHY?has direct contact

with the upper world

of the sun

Honor

Modern times:

given on a graduation from college.

Bad sign

Benjamin Franklin :a bird of bad moral character

does not get his living honestly: perches on ф dead tree, watches the hunting of the fishing-hawk pursues him takes it from him....

a rank coward

Thank you for

attention!

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle#The_national_bird_of_the_United_States

http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle9.html

http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle11.html