| For many years I taught my fifth grade
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| | cries blended with the cries of the
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| students about the symbols of the United
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| | fighting men. Some of them said they are
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| States of America. Over the years I have
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| | "shrieking for freedom".
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| grown to love our national symbol, the
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| | When born the Bald Eagle is born it is
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| American Bald Eagle. Many students are
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| | gray and not the graceful bird of flight
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| shocked to learn that our national symbol
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| | that you see five years later after it
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| is not the flag, but the Bald Eagle.
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| | has developed it's white tail feathers
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| In 1782 it was chose as the National Bird
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| | and head feathers.
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| and then as our national emblem in 1787.
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| | The Bald Eagle is at the top of the food
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| You can find it on the Great Seal of the
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| | chain living in the tops of lofty
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| United States with its wings spread wide
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| | mountains and near coasts and lakes where
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| and a shield for his breast. The shield
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| | fish abound. They represent boundless
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| has 13 red and white stripes. In its
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| | freedom as they soar through the blue
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| right talon it holds an olive branch and,
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| | skies.
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| if you care to count, you will find that
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| | When you first see this bird he is really
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| the olive branch has 13 leaves and 13
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| | impressive. It has a 2 ½ - 3 foot body
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| berries. This olive branch represents
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| | and can spread its sings 6-8 feet. When
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| the United States desire for peace. In
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| | it spreads those wings and takes flight
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| the Bald Eagles left talon is a bundle of
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| | you catch your breath because they are so
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| 13 arrows that represent our willingness
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| | beautiful. To see their nests (aerie) in
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| to fight for our freedom, if necessary.
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| | trees you would look for a tree that is
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| Finally in its beak is a scroll with the
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| | usually over seventy five feet tall. The
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| motto "E Pluribus Unum" which means 'one
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| | nests themselves are about five feet in
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| out of many'.
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| | diameter and just as deep.
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| The Bald Eagle also appears on the
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| | There are many interesting facts about
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| Presidential Seal, most coins, paper
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| | the Bald Eagle, such as its diving speed
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| money and many stamps.
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| | which can reach 100mph as it goes for a
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| There are many types of eagles all over
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| | fish. At one time they were being killed
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| the world, but the American Bald Eagle
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| | in record numbers for their beautiful
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| only lives on the North American
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| | feathers. The government intervened and
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| Continent. That is one reason that the
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| | put them on the endangered list.
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| Golden Eagle was not chosen because it
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| | The term 'eagle eyes' refers to their
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| lives in Europe, also.
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| | ability to see 1 ½ miles away. We need
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| It has been reported that at one of the
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| | to keep an eagle eye on our freedoms that
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| first battles of the Revolutionary War
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| | are represented by this noble bird, The
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| the noise of the battle awoke sleeping
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| | American Bald Eagle, so that we don't
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| eagles who flew from their nests circling
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| | loose them.
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| the men fighting below. Their shrill
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