Bald Eagles & then some :)

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Magnificent, lazy, a high pitched giggle, Bald Eagles operate like every other predator in the world.
Scavenge, steal, hunt and parent, the American symbol fits the mold and look exceeding cool doing it. :)

The bald eagle is an utter beast of a bird.

With a razor-sharp banana for a beak and a wingspan surpassing 6 feet, there aren’t many flying things on this continent that can top it. Heck, bald eagles may be even more impressive when sitting on the ground, where they approach heights of 3 feet or more—or about as tall as a human toddler. And if you ever get to watch one of these white-headed, brown-bodied predators pierce a still-gasping salmon with talons the size of your thumb and then shred that fish to bloody ribbons, well, you’ll understand why this descendant of the dinosaurs is a raptor to be reckoned with.

By the way, those talons? When they close, they actually lock in place, thanks to a series of tendon notches that allow them to ratchet their grip tighter and tighter. All in, a bald eagle can cinch down on its prey with a clutch roughly 10 times stronger than the human hand is capable of. Now, despite being impressive physical specimens, there is one bald eagle trait that doesn’t live up to what you might have seen on television—the patented bald eagle scream. In fact, any birder will tell you that the sky-rending screech that accompanies bald eagles in most media depictions actually belongs to a red-tailed hawk. So, what do bald eagles sound like?

“I always think that bald eagles sound like they’re giggling,” says Janet Ng, a wildlife biologist for the Canadian Wildlife Service. “A whistling kind of giggle.”

The giggle, kinda endearing don't you think? :)