A baby eagle in our back yard sits on a branch of a plant near the window of our guest room. I could snap him from a close distance of about two feet through the window glass though. The hooked beak is visible.
Thanks Caronavirus, the wilderness is at best!
Yes I am thrilled!
Such a beautiful bird of prey, who is so agile and looks straight into my eyes, is beyond fear. Evidently the birds of prey are brave.
Like all birds of prey, eagles have very large, hooked beaks for ripping flesh from their prey, strong, muscular legs, and powerful talons. The beak is typically heavier than that of most other birds of prey.
Eagles' eyes are extremely powerful. It is estimated that the martial eagle, whose eye is more than twice as long as a human eye, has a visual acuity 3.0 to 3.6 times that of humans. This acuity enables eagles to spot potential prey from a very long distance. This keen eyesight is primarily attributed to their extremely large pupils which ensuire minimal diffraction (scattering) of the incoming light. The female of all known species of eagles is larger than the male.
Black hawks, bald eagles and guolden eagles are inhabitants in our area.
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