eagle
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Readers share emotional tributes to the beloved Big Bear bald eagle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Chris Petruzzi said his eagle eyes also saved him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
So wrote Victoria Novak of Georgia, referring to Jackie, the internet-famous bald eagle who died Monday after weeks of intensive care for a mysterious illness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Jackie has been more than a bald eagle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Whenever he needed a quick escape, he dove into a canal as a dolphin, or turned into an eagle and soared overhead, but he never got too far ahead of his pursuers.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
The 14-year-old eagle was found weak and unable to fly after sparring with younger eagles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The eagles delivered some viewers through difficult times, from losing loved ones to the COVID-19 lockdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
But in mid-July, Jackie was found weak, disheveled and unable to fly on the north shore of the lake following a scuffle with two younger eagles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Jackie was being cared for by Ojai Raptor Center, a wildlife rehabilitation organisation, after she was attacked by other eagles.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The emperor’s box was draped with silk, flanked by banners and golden eagles.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
Lee birdied seven of the first 15 holes and eagled the par-five 17th before a closing bogey at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.
From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025
After bogeying the first hole, Phillips birdied the second, eagled the third and birdied the fourth to vault to the top of the leaderboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
McIlroy then eagled the 10th to move to five under.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025
Ko, playing in the group ahead of Korda, also eagled the par-5 17th in a 69.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2024
Up the lanes he sent his bursting spirits flying in shrill whistlings and gay hummings; slashed stones with his stick; struck across the fields and took gates and stiles in great spread- eagled vaults.
From Once Aboard the Lugger by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson
After eagling the third, Pajaree’s momentum stalled on the front nine but she came home in 30 with six birdies, making five in a row from the ninth.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2021
In just his third start as a professional, Wolff—the phenom dubbed a "disruptor"—did just that, eagling the final hole of the inaugural 3M Open to best Bryson DeChambeau and Collin Morikawa by one.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 7, 2019
He had a bogey-free round, opening with a birdie on the par-5 first, eagling the par-5 seventh and adding birdies on the par-4 ninth and 16th.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 12, 2017
Cook played the back nine in a tournament-record 8-under 27, eagling the par-4 14th and par-5 17th.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2010
If not un-Englishing America in mind And heart forever, vain the shrieks Of Freedom, eagling back to dawn's first streaks.
From Freedom, Truth and Beauty by Edward Doyle
