Majestic bird draws crowds to the Mississippi, Clinton Community College
CLINTON, Iowa – There is a lot about eagles people don’t know.
For instance, do you know how the bald eagle, whose head actually is covered in white feathers, got its name?
In colonial times, bald meant white as well as hairless, and that’s how the national bird got its name.
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