You’ve probably seen a bald eagle in a film or TV show, where the bird soars gracefully and swoops with might to catch its ...

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.

Red-tailed hawks are typically smaller than bald eagles, reaching a wingspan between 3.4 and 4.8 feet as adults, while a bald eagle's wingspan can reach between 5.9 and 7.5 feet as an adult.