Alabama ’ s birds include Golden and Bald Eagles, Osprey and other hawks, Yellow-shafted Flickers, and Black-and-white Warblers.

Bald Eagles are not actually bald, the name derives from the older meaning of the word, " white headed ".

Golden American Bald Eagles with spread wings stand between the points of the star.

Tufted Puffins are preyed upon by various avian raptors such as Snowy Owls, Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons, and mammals like the Arctic Foxes.

Birds include cardinals, barred owls, Carolina chickadees, Red-tailed Hawks, Ospreys, Brown Pelicans, Quail, Sea gulls, Bald Eagles, and Wild Turkeys.

The San Juan Islands host the greatest concentration of Bald Eagles ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) in the continental United States.

Authors on birds David Allen Sibley, Pete Dunne and Clay Sutton, described the behaviorial difference between hunting eagles and other birds of prey thusly ( in this case the Bald and Golden Eagles as compared to other North American raptors ):

Interspecies competition occurs regularly with large Haliaeetus eagles, principally White-tailed ( H. albicilla ) and Bald Eagles ( H. leucocephalus ).

Some Native American peoples revere eagles as sacred and the feathers and other parts of Bald and Golden Eagles.

You may even spot one of the resident Bald Eagles, alligators or gopher tortoises.

Bald Eagles also inhabit the region.

The rivers, lakes, fields and arboreal bog areas around Meadowlands offer visitors the opportunity to view species ranging from small song birds to Bald Eagles.

Construction of the store while overwhelmingly welcomed by the local population was temporarily halted in early 2007 after the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation refused access to the area in order to preserve nesting Bald Eagles during the Spring season.

" A small number of Bald Eagles winter on the refuge.

Here is a regular population of Bald Eagles.

In North America Bubo owls and Bald Eagles ( and possibly other eagles of comparable size ) are the only major predators of both nests and sub adults.

However, kleptoparasitism by Bald Eagles, where the larger raptor steals the Osprey's catch, is more common than predation.

Adults are not regularly preyed upon, but have been taken by sea otters ( when wintering ) and Bald Eagles.

Few predators regularly prey on Snow Geese outside of the nesting season, but Bald Eagles ( as well as possibly Golden Eagles ) will readily attack wintering geese.

Live mammals consumed have ranged in size from voles to lambs and deer calves, the latter likely around the same size as the record-sized deer flown with by Bald Eagles in North America.

Young pelicans may be hunted by Great Horned Owls and Bald Eagles.

Once they reach adulthood, Canada Geese are rarely preyed on, but ( beyond humans ) are taken by Coyotes, Gray Wolves, Snowy Owls, Golden Eagles and Bald Eagles.

These include California sea lions, Grey Seals, Harbour Seals, North American Beavers, Hooded Mergansers, Bald Eagles, Common Ravens, Brown Pelicans, Grey Wolves and North American River Otters.

Outside this area, just eleven species can be found-two species ( the Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle ) in the United States and Canada, nine species in Central America and South America, and three species in Australia.

In the southern U. S., the plant seems to show a preference of growth on Southern Live Oak ( Quercus virginiana ) or Bald Cypress ( Taxodium distichum ) because of these trees ' high rates of foliar mineral leaching ( calcium, magnesium, potassium, and phosphorus ) providing an abundant supply of nutrients to the plant, but it can also colonize other tree species such as Sweetgum ( Liquidambar styraciflua ), crape-myrtles ( Lagerstroemia spp.

Plots can consist of the absurd repetition of cliché and routine, as in Godot or The Bald Soprano.

It can be found on some smaller islands off the coast of Western Australia, in particular on Rottnest Island just off Perth and Bald Island near Albany.

" The Bald Mountain Golf Course is open for golfing and fans can visit the placard dedicated to the film site on hole # 16.

However, while visitors can see the wolves from this room, the principal exhibits are the Canadian Beaver habitat, a freshwater pond and a Bald Eagle.

From high cliffs overlooking the Tacoma Narrows people can watch Bald Eagles feed on salmon runs passing through on the strong tidal currents.

A trail of leads to Casey Marsh Tower where waterfowl is abundant and Bald Eagles can be seen in fall and winter.

An occasional Bald Eagle or Red-shouldered Hawk can be seen overhead.

Among the birds that can be seen are anhingas, egrets, hawks, limpkins, ospreys, vultures, American Bald Eagles, American White Ibis, Belted Kingfishers, American Coots and Great Blue Herons.

Bald Eagles can weigh up to 6. 3 kg, making them the largest eagle native to North America.

Bald cypress seedlings can endure partial shading, but require overhead light for good growth.

The mountaintop can be reached by hiking but is more commonly reached by riding the Cass Scenic Railroad, which transports visitors via old logging railroads to a sub-peak approximately 1 / 4 mile north of Bald Knob.

A two-mile hike from Odey Run can easily be walked or biked to arrive at Bald Knob.

NPPD maintains a roost and perch tree protection program for eagles and, during the winter months, bird watchers can observe numerous wintering American Bald Eagles.

It may also be based on Alfred's later having accompanied his father on a pilgrimage to Rome where he spent some time at the court of Charles the Bald, King of the Franks, around 854 – 855.

It has also been suggested that Máel Coluim may have been a son of Owen the Bald, British king of Strathclyde perhaps by a daughter of Máel Coluim II, King of Scotland.

Both medals may also be worn in miniature form on a ribbon on the left chest, with a silver American Bald Eagle with spread wings on the ribbon ( or a golden American Bald Eagle for a medal awarded " With Distinction ").

In 879, after the death of the Carolingian ruler Charles the Bald, Boso of Provence, ( also known as Boson ), his brother-in-law, broke away from the Carolingian kingdom of Louis III and was elected the first ruler of an independent state of Provence.

The serving plates and the rim of other pieces also feature an eagle emblem inspired by an American Bald Eagle inlay found on the center drawer of the Massachusetts sideboard, believed to have been owned by Daniel Webster.

1867 was also the year in which he finished the original orchestral version of his Night on Bald Mountain ( which, however, Balakirev criticised and refused to conduct, with the result that it was never performed during Mussorgsky's lifetime ).

For a time Mussorgsky was able to maintain his creative output: his compositions from 1874 include Sunless, the Khovanschina Prelude, and the piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition ( in memory of Hartmann ); he also began work on another opera based on Gogol, The Fair at Sorochyntsi ( for which he produced another choral version of Night on Bald Mountain ).

This association of the Golden Eagle with Rome has also led to the adoption of similar symbols in other countries ; for instance, the adoption of the related and physically similar Bald Eagle as the national bird of the United States was inspired by the conception of the United States as a modern reincarnation of the Roman Republic, a theme that recurs in other elements as well ( including the prevalence of neoclassical architecture in American public buildings and the use of Roman terminology — such as naming the upper house of Congress the Senate — to hark back to the Roman model ).

During his visit to the area, he also climbed Rabun Bald.

Bald Knob is also a leading strawberry producer in the state, known for its yearly Strawberry Fest held during Mother's Day weekend.

The hobby shop also houses a museum which chronicles the history of Bald Knob, the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and White County.

The most conspicuous height in Brunswick is Bald Mountain, also called Mount Rafinesque, which has a commanding view down the Hudson Valley.

Bald Mountain also has television and radio broadcast towers.

Later, likely in 844, Paschasius also composed a revision of his book on the Eucharist, dedicated to Charles the Bald.

Professor Longhair ( December 19, 1918 – January 30, 1980 ; born Henry Roeland Byrd, also known as Roy " Bald Head " Byrd and as Fess ) was a New Orleans blues singer and pianist.

It is also stated in the book Contents Under Pressure, that the song " I Think I'm Going Bald " was written as a homage to KISS's " Goin ' Blind ".

Harry Barnett also appears in Goddard's only published short story, ' Toupee for a Bald Tyre '.

When, in 875, the Emperor Louis II, who was also King of Italy, died, having come to terms with Louis the German whereby Carloman would succeed in Italy, Charles the Bald of West Francia invaded the peninsula and had himself crowned king and emperor.

Perhaps his edition of the Leges Visigothorum ( 1579 ) was his most valuable contribution to historical science ; in the same line he edited the Capitula of Charlemagne, Louis the Pious, and Charles the Bald in 1588, and he also assisted his brother François in preparing an edition of the Corpus juris canonici ( 1687 ).

Some famous places where these events were said to have been celebrated are Briany, Carignano, Benevento, Puy-de-Dôme ( France ), Blocksberg, Melibäus, the Black Forest, ( Germany ), the Bald Mount ( Poland ), Vaspaku, Zabern, Kopastatö ( Hungary ), San Colombano al Lambro ( Italy ) and more, but it was also said that Stonehenge ( England ) was a place for Sabbats.

Bald Mountain, elevation above sea level and the highest point in Antrim, is also in the west.

It also provides a habitat for other birds, such as the American Bald Eagle.