The bald eagle is associated with America as a national symbol — as American as apple pie ... noticed the seal’s eagle, which is “carrying a flag-emblazoned shield holding an olive ...

a version of the seal with a bald eagle was submitted by Secretary of the Continental Congress Charles Thomson and approved. Most Americans are familiar with the seal's eagle carrying a flag ...

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.