An adult Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) assumes the sentry position as one of its juviniles prepares to fledge from the nest on the gulf coast of Florida. The symbol of America was removed from the endangered species list in the lower 48 , a status it has held since 1967, after its numbers increases from just over 400 nesting pair ro about 10,000 in the lower 48.

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