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Why are they called Bald Eagles?

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Why are they called Bald Eagles?

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Bald Eagles are not bald at all, but have a white head. Hundreds of years ago the English word for WHITE was BALDE and the word piebalde meant mottled with white, so the eagles with white heads were called Balde Eagles.

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