It’s amazing to witness this majestic creature recovering and finally soaring high in the sky again.
Photographer, 65, Captures Spectacular Scene of Magpie ‘Surfing’ on Wedge-Tailed Eagle
An Australian photographer in the right place at the right time has captured a shot of a magpie “surfing” on the outstretched wing of a wedge-tailed eagle in flight, worthy of a double-take. Wayne Reinke, 65, was out scouting for photos in Gunalda, Queensland, early one morning when he saw the wedge-tailed eagle, one of his…
Rare Eagle Sighting in Atlantic Canada Like Palm Tree in the Tundra, Expert Says
The unusual odyssey of a rare eagle from Russia onto Texas, Quebec and finally Nova Scotia has birdwatchers both puzzled and spellbound. This Steller’s sea eagle has trekked almost halfway around the world from its home about 8,000 kilometres away on the eastern coast of Russia. Phil Taylor, a biologist at Acadia University, spotted the…
Missouri Artist Paints Huge Patriotic ‘Tribute Mural’ With Iwo Jima Flag Raising and Eagle
Staged with her paints set up and ready to go to town, Missouri artist Sandra Pemberton climbs the scaffold and with a piece of soapstone starts etching out, freehand on the sheet metal siding, the contours for a patriotic American mural. The 36-year-old painter from Neosho prefers to work without the hindrance of a projector…
Australian Scientists Unearth 25 Million Year Old Eagle Fossil
Scientists have discovered an ancient eagle fossil in South Australia that lived 25 million years ago. The fossil, one of Australia’s earliest examples of the Accipitridae family (eagles, old world vultures, and hawks), is named Archaehierax sylvestris, the ancient Greek for ‘ancient hawk of the forest.’ The fossil from Lake Pinpa in South Australia was found…
Birds of Prey Face Global Decline From Habitat Loss, Poisons
WASHINGTON—Despite a few high-profile conservation success stories—like the dramatic comeback of bald eagle populations in North America—birds of prey are in decline worldwide. A new analysis of data from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and BirdLife International found that 30 percent of 557 raptor species worldwide are considered near threatened, vulnerable or…
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