The American Bald Eagle Naughty Eagle 2 Photograph by PainterArtist FIN

The American Bald Eagle Naughty Eagle 2

by PainterArtist FIN

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Title

The American Bald Eagle Naughty Eagle 2

Artist

PainterArtist FIN

Medium

Photograph - Digital Art

Description

The American Bald Eagle gained immediate, unofficial recognition as our National bird when the Great Seal of the United States was

adopted on June 20, 1782. Official designation of the massive bird that has a wingspan of from 6 to 8 feet did not come however, for

six more years. During that time it was the subject of fierce arguments by leading political leaders of the day.
In January of 1784 elder statesman Benjamin Franklin registered his own disapproval of the eagle as our National bird when he stated:
"The bald eagle...is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and

often very lousy.
"The turkey is a much more respectable bird and withal a true original native of America."
The Presidential Seal
That Might Have Been
The bald eagle's friends prevailed in the end, however, and in 1789 George Washington became our Nation's first President and the

American Bald Eagle became our Country's official bird. Almost 150 years later the American Bald Eagle was protected under the

National Emblem Act of 1940. President John F. Kennedy later wrote:

"The Founding Fathers made an appropriate choice when they selected the bald eagle as the emblem of the nation. The fierce beauty

and proud independence of this great bird aptly symbolizes the strength and freedom of America."
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