Though a longstanding symbol of "independence, strength and freedom," according to Congress, the bird of prey never received a formal designation Shyla Watson is a digital news editor at PEOPLE.

The bald eagle is now officially the national bird of the US, after President Joe Biden signed a law on Christmas Eve bestowing the honour upon the white-headed and yellow-beaked bird of prey.

A birds of prey centre has had to fundraise for its survival ... chairman of the poultry board for the National Farming Union in the South West, added: "Poultry farmers are very nervous this ...

co-chair of the National Bird Initiative for the National Eagle Center, said in a statement. “But now the title is official, and no bird is more deserving.” No one had taken the time to submit ...

On Tuesday, Dec. 24, President Joe Biden signed legislation into law that officially recognizes the bird of prey as the country's national bird. Though the bald eagle has been a "historical symbol ...

Many naturally assumed that meant it was also the national bird of the ... time that bald eagles were "a bird of bad moral character." The powerful bird of prey was eventually added to the Great ...

Two injured and non-releasable snowy owls are pictured at the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre, about 180 kilometres southeast of Calgary. (Submitted by Colin Weir) The owls search for flat grassland ...