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

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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.

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Eagle Deaths by Wind Turbines Increasing, Study Finds

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Wind turbines at Altamont Pass in Northern California (a known eagle-fatality site not included in the study); image by Bonita de Boer/Flickr/Creative Commons License. . A recent study has documented a rise in the number of turbine-related eagle deaths in the United States. . News Bald Eagles Golden Eagles windmills'

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Record-breaking eagles? nests, coastal Georgia, and a wicked sunburn

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Then the EIS (environmental impact statement – a document required by federal law) hit the press. Most impressively Chatham County had 27 eagle nests this year – the highest eagle residence county in the state! Bald Eagle. There were Atlantic bottlenose dolphins frolicking in the water, and eagles perching in the pines!

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Once upon a time in Bojcinska Forest

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By law, the foresters should have left 5 mature trees per hectare, but nothing remained. A Lesser Spotted Eagle high in the thermal, getting ever smaller. And a White-tailed Eagle making an appearance in the same thermal! We entered an area that was clear-cut in 2010. The time is running out, Q. And there it is!

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A Year of Birding in Costa Rica- Highlights and a Few Birds Missed

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Based on unwritten, invisible birding laws, this means I’ll probably run into one tomorrow. No, there weren’t any sightings of ultra mega Crested Eagle or missing Solitary Eagle , or king Harpy Eagle on my part but I did connect with most of the rest. The one resident I missed was the Garden Emerald.

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For Europe’s Environmental Stewardship, a Man From Malta?

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So European conservationists and birders expressed reservations about how well Vella would uphold EU laws. During a confirmation hearing, Vella pledged to make sure the laws are implemented in all EU countries. BirdLife Malta posted about the suspected shooting of a Short-toed Eagle.

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Wind Farm Company Pleads Guilty to Bird Fatalities

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Photo of a Golden Eagle at a Wyoming wind farm by Dina Cappiello/Associated Press. The case involved the deaths of more than 150 birds, including 14 eagles, at two plants in Wyoming between 2009 and 2013. law against causing the deaths of protected birds without a permit (and no wind-energy farms seem to have such permits).

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