The eagle is able to fly at great speed and swoop down to catch a fish with it's talons. Eagles were on the endangered species list because the pesticide, DDT, was used by farmers to spray their crops. The eagle's eggs became so thin and fragile because of DDT that they cracked when the mothers sat on them to incubate. Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird rather than the eagle. Luckily Congress overruled him.
Eagles are soon to be off the endangered species list.