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Eagle Migration

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At the moment we are witnessing the peak southward migration of Booted (Hieraaetus pennatus) and Short-toed Snake (Circaetus gallicus) Eagles over the Strait of Gibraltar. These are the two main species, with over 30 thousand of the former and around 20 thousand of the latter crossing in a matter of a few weeks.

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A juvenile Wedge-tailed Eagle

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In April 2012 I wrote about A close encounter with a Wedge-tailed Eagle. This time the Wedge-tailed Eagle was closer and only involved ourselves and no other creatures. We soon realised a juvenile Wedge-tailed Eagle was coming in to land just in front of us. Juvenile Wedge-tailed Eagle. Wedge-tailed Eagle in flight.

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Light Colored Bald Eagle

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It’s an area beloved by photographers for all the Tundra Swans and Bald Eagles that hang out in the area and the surrounding habitat makes for a beautiful backdrop. I was assigned BJ Matzen and he won me over when we nonchalantly leaned over and asked, “You have any interest in seeing a dilute plumage Bald Eagle?”

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Ending 2021 with the Steller’s Sea Eagle

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Steller’s Sea Eagle photos through a scope by Gwenne Oberg. Clicking on the blue url, I gasped, my eyes widened, the hair on the back of my neck stood up: the Steller’s Sea Eagle had been spotted in Maine, just over an hour from where I stood at that moment. I celebrated with them when they spotted the eagle.

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Unethical Photographers Bait Critically Endangered Eagles

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Recently, a group of nature photographers were spotted using live fish to bait a family of Grey-headed Fish Eagles in Singapore, where the species is listed as Critically Endangered, with only about 12-18 breeding individuals left in the wild. A Grey-headed Fish Eagle photographed ethically.

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A Leucistic Bald Eagle Makes Its Appearance at the Winter Wings Festival

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Many people go to the Winter Wings Festival to see Bald Eagles, and there are plenty of them to observe. According to one of the residents in the area, this leucistic Bald Eagle has been spending a few months in the Klamath Falls area for the past four winters! Birds Bald Eagles eagles leucism Winter Wings Festival'

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Hawk-Eagle Sweep in Costa Rica

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The three huge eagles are lottery winner rare and the Orange-breasted Falcon has never been documented for the country but the rest are seen here and there on an annual basis. Of those 30 plus species, some of the raptors most coveted by visiting birders are the hawk-eagles. A juvenile Ornate Hawk-Eagle. Black Hawk-Eagle.