PHOENIX—“I love bald eagles!” declared Lexie Fuenning during a visit to the Phoenix Zoo. “I recently was in Washington state and saw some in the wild.”
She had never seen American bald eagles up close before, as Theia and Apollo turned their heads to look at her from their large enclosure.
Fuenning and her friend Jacquelyn Shihadeh, both from Phoenix, admired the eagles’ white plumage as they perched on tree branches, showcasing their piercing eyes and patient demeanor.
“They’re such beautiful and large birds. They look stunning in the sky,” Fuenning told The Epoch Times.
The bald eagle is an important national symbol that has inspired people for centuries. It appears on the Great Seal of the United States, one-dollar bills, postal service vehicles and stamps, government buildings, and even as a gold finial atop the American flag….