Uncle Sam, a bald eagle, sits on his perch in front of a U.S. flag in Odessa, Texas, ... they considered depictions of Moses parting the Red Sea and the children of Israel in the desert.

The accompanying footage, captured in Juneau, Alaska, shows bald eagles communicating with chatter that sounds a bit like laughter, and calls that do not remotely resemble those of red-tailed hawks.

The bald eagle is now the official bird of the United States, nearly 250 years after it was first used as a symbol of the ...

Hollywood sound editors have led millions to believe, over the years, that bald eagles possess an earthly, shrill cry that is actually that of a red-tailed hawk. The accompanying footage, captured ...