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\"BaldBald Eagle in dawn light of a new year \u2013 Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/500, ISO 640, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

Veterans Day is always held on November 11th and is a day set aside to honor all of those who have served our country in war or peace. Originally it was called Armistice Day which commemorated the end of World War I and celebrated world peace.<\/p>\n

My thanks go out to all<\/em> Veterans for their loyalty, for their sacrifices, and for their united love of this country.<\/p>\n

I picked this Bald Eagle photo to share today because the eagle is an iconic symbol of our country. It was photographed on a National Wildlife Refuge<\/span><\/a> here in Utah in the first light of the first day of a new year. For me it symbolizes hope, strength, and freedom.<\/p>\n

My father, my son, my relatives, and my friends fought for this country. They all did it with honor and integrity. Thank you.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Bald Eagle photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Veterans Day is always held on November 11th and is a day set aside to honor all of those who have served our country in war or peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":156488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[151,124,27,1148,26],"tags":[4004,846,10628,2663,1030,3903,3133,6926,4254,4152,4094,4069,10627,4104,153,373,8917],"class_list":["post-75266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bald-eagle","category-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge","category-avian","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-bald-eagle","tag-before-sunrise","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-dawn","tag-eagle","tag-eagles","tag-frozen","tag-golden-light","tag-haliaeetus-leucocephalus","tag-marsh","tag-mountains","tag-new-year","tag-perched","tag-raptors","tag-winter","tag-wooden-post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bald-eagle-adult-dawn-new-year-mia-mcpherson-2472.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-jzY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16787,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/11\/11\/veterans-day-2014\/","url_meta":{"origin":75266,"position":0},"title":"Veterans Day 2014","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 11, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Words will never fully be enough when I think about the sacrifices our Veterans have made for our country.","rel":"","context":"In "Bald Eagles"","block_context":{"text":"Bald Eagles","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/diurnal-raptors\/bald-eagle\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Bald Eagle in flight in a clear blue sky, Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bald-eagle-flight-mia-mcpherson-5007.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bald-eagle-flight-mia-mcpherson-5007.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bald-eagle-flight-mia-mcpherson-5007.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bald-eagle-flight-mia-mcpherson-5007.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10365,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/11\/11\/veterans-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":75266,"position":1},"title":"Veteran’s Day","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 11, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"My father joined the Army at 17 years of age and was a Korean War Veteran who earned five Bronze Stars for the battles that he fought. 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