Today is Endangered Species Day and people in Colorado and across the nation are celebrating successful efforts to save bald eagles, brown pelicans, peregrine falcons and other species from extinction ...

When it comes to building nests, birds use a wide variety of tactics and materials. Some birds, like the puffin, burrow into ...

referring to their distinctive white head feathers that contrast sharply with their dark brown body. Adult bald eagles develop this characteristic white head and tail plumage only after reaching ...

Spring is in full swing. Birds are nesting and singing on their territories, and the landscape is transforming into a vibrant ...

Image by US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region 5, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Bald eagles, with their distinctive white head and tail feathers, are revered ... selective focus ...

Colorado’s bald eagle population is thriving. After dwindling to three or four nests in the 1970s, there are now estimated to be over 300 nests across the state. In the last decade, this growth has ...

Young eagles like Sunny and Gizmo typically fledge–or leave the nest and fly–when they can flatten their wings and have feathers capable ... About 70 percent of bald eagles survive the ...

Two baby eagles were rescued after their nest fell into a river, Missouri officials said. Photo by the World Bird Sanctuary At just 7 weeks old, two bald eagle chicks couldn’t fly to safety when ...

Lakewood Ranch’s Doug Hay rescued a bald eagle from a lake in his neighborhood in April 2025. The eagle needed surgery to repair a hole in its chest, and is recovering at the Wildlife Center of ...