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 203
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 167
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

The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

10,000 Birds

The nickel was placed in the nest for the photo to show me the size of the egg for identification purposes, then removed. Even though the female lays only two eggs per nest attempt, they enjoy a protracted breeding season in which multiple nesting attempts can occur every 30 days, and in Southern locations, nearly year round.

Hunters 174
article thumbnail

Checking the news

10,000 Birds

The next web site is Youtube and the White-tailed Eagle nest cam (cover photo from February) at an island nature reserve, the Veliko Ratno ostrvo in almost downtown Belgrade – my favorite canoeing turf. They lay eggs in late January or early February, and the Statehood Day of Serbia is in mid-February. Are Goldeneyes adapting, too?

article thumbnail

Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

10,000 Birds

The drongo perches above the flock, snatching insects that they disturb, and keeping an eye out for predators that might go unnoticed by its hunting flock-mates. The species is classified as Near Threatened for all the usual depressing reasons – pollution, drainage, hunting, and the collection of eggs and nestlings ( source ).

Sri Lanka 205
article thumbnail

Birding the Kruger Park (4): Letaba area

10,000 Birds

As the national bird of Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the African Fish Eagle is usually very busy whenever it stays in these countries, giving speeches, opening shopping centers, etc. However, it is kind of sophisticated in that the females lay very individualized eggs in order to be able to detect the added eggs of parasite cuckoo finches.

Zimbabwe 147
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. There are about ten pairs around the city.

Eagles 262