The eagle is a national symbol ... vacates the perch in order to avoid being raked by the incoming bird’s open talons. To make these photographs, I would go to the wild places outside of ...

With its distinctive brown body, white head and yellow beak, the bird is easily recognizable. The eagle, grasping an olive branch and arrows in its talons on the Great Seal, appears on official U ...

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