article thumbnail

A juvenile Wedge-tailed Eagle

10,000 Birds

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.

Eagles 105
article thumbnail

Ending 2021 with the Steller’s Sea Eagle

10,000 Birds

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.

Eagles 105
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

A Tale of Two Eagles

10,000 Birds

The White-tailed Eagle is one of the easiest birds to observe in Belgrade, Serbia (almost guaranteed). And with a wingspan slightly bigger than a Bald Eagle, it is really no wonder that almost every local eBird list contains a sighting of one to several birds. The post A Tale of Two Eagles appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

Eagles 105
article thumbnail

Hawk-Eagle Sweep in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

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.

article thumbnail

Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth – A Film Review

10,000 Birds

The Philippine Eagle has a kind face. I couldn’t help thinking this–me, the anthropomorphism hater– as I watched a pair of Philippine Eagles tend their nest, raise a chick, and tear monkeys apart in Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth , a well-crafted, beautifully filmed documentary with a mission.

Eagles 81
article thumbnail

The German Eagles

10,000 Birds

Regardless of what may have been my motivation, all eagles are exceptionally amazing birds that will scarcely ever fail to impress lucky birders. So here they are, the German eagles… Osprey. So here they are, the German eagles… Osprey. White-tailed Eagle. Go Eagles!! Short-toed Snake Eagle.

Eagles 86
article thumbnail

Crested Serpent-eagle

10,000 Birds

The serpent-eagles of the genus Spilornis are an Asian group, not to be confused with two different genera found in Africa or, for that matter, the snake-eagles, a mostly African but also European and Asian genus (simple, right?). Birds birds of prey Borneo eagles' This species ranges from India to Japan and south down Borneo.

Eagles 92