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Bald Eagle "Don't Tread on Me" The inspiration for my original watercolor was a photograph taken over 40 years ago by Frederick Kent Truslow, a world-famous photographer of birds, highly published by the National Geographic Society. From a perch supporting their nest high in the air, the eagle watches With a wingspan of nearly seven feet, the Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, is our national bird and a worthy symbol of the United States of America. Adults have a brown body with a white head and tail, bright yellow irises, and a fierce hooked beak. Juveniles are completely brown except for yellow feet and black talons. Males and females have identical plumage coloration; females are about 25 percent larger than males. Eagle diets consist mainly of fish but they are opportunistic feeders. Designed by American general and statesman Christopher Gadsden, the 1775 yellow Gadsden flag depicted the 13 colonies as a coiled rattlesnake. Below were the defiant words, "Don't Tread on Me." The original acrylic/watercolor is in a private collection but limited edition prints and note cards are available. Click here for availability and price.