The Alaskan Town FULL of Bald Eagles

A bald eagle is an exciting, rare sighting for most Americans. But on this Alaskan island, our national symbol is as common as a beachside seagull. You can find them everywhere—lurking above the post office, inspecting the trash, waiting patiently for the local fishing boats to return with the day’s catch, even hanging out in front of the town church. In Unalaska, Alaska, everyone has an eagle story.

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[stayfrosty]

Person: "Let's name this place 'Un-Alaska.'"

Bald Eagles: "I guess we'll have to reclaim this territory for America."

[llLorenzoll]

Bald Eagles?

*American Anthem blasts at 160 decibles*

[travisrouillard]

Eagles are the perfect pest:
They're fast af
They're strong and smart
But mainly they are illegal to fight back against.

[JS-fbww]

Lmao. These eagles get to do whatever they want knowing that they're protected by the federal government and theres not a damn thing these people can do about it.

[kamerad-dog]

I also heard that Alaska has many oil reserves. That might be the reason why so many eagles have invaded your land.

[redd_bbird]

Town name: Unalaska
Location: Alaska
??? wtf? so its not in alaska but it is in alaska

[namelessname]

The eagle stealing the bingo box was the most American thing I have ever heard

[politespoon]

me here in california: damn pigeons

those people in alaska: damn bald eagles

[grim]

In this town, students can always tell their teacher that their homework were stolen by eagles.

[Skult]

They're not Bald Eagles, they're Alaskan Pigeons

[Athrunwong]

Freedom comes when you least expecting it.

*Bingo box gone*

[benefactionhindrance]

This is why the U.S. bought Alaska. So much freedom.



Also 2:21 freedom coming to collect tax

[untermann]

This town in the US is somehow even more patriotic than the country itself

[Exor_o]

"Do I think they're pests?"
"Oh, absolutely."
"But they're cool pests."
"So, that's okay."
"They make a mess of my boat, which is kind of the bad part."
"But they are our national bird and we love them anyway."
"How's that?"

I literally laughed at this.

[aknotz]

Loved the last dude in the video. But seriously, I remember in the 80’s when these guys were endangered, never saw them anywhere (from Minnesota/Wisconsin), but now seeing one is uncommon, but not rare. It’s always a beautiful day when you see a freedom gliding in the wind. Even had the pleasure seeing an eagle swoop down and grab a fish when I was boating about 100 ft from me. I love the fact that conservation efforts have been a success story.

[helsiclife]

who else watched the Eagle videos in Pam's YouTube channel before watching this video?? It's so cool she was featured in this short report with the bingo box story!!

[yurisv]

No One:
Absolutely No One:
Some Town in Alaska:
" *My Name Is Freedom. Nice to Meet you.* "

[Sergio-fumv]

Our beautiful, majestic bird. God bless America. 🦅🇺🇸

[Lockheedait]

For some reason this video is so wholesome and positive

[mrst]

What a great community video. It's nice to meet the people behind the eagles. A special hello to Pam Aus and all her critters. Regards from Sharon & Sticky in Toronto.