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One record shows 15 wedge-tailed eagles hunting kangaroos, two actively chasing at a time, then repeatedly being replaced by two more from the circling group overhead. [4] [8] [79] [80] Regardless of prey size and season, tandem hunts, mainly by breeding adult pairs or sometimes loosely associated young eagles, are not uncommon.
Wedge tailed Eagle. This photo is a magnificent photo of the Wedge tailed Eagle and illustrates the article well. It also appears to be high resolution and is more than big enough to fit the size guidelines. Nominate and support. - Pegasus1138 Talk | Contribs | Email---- 01:00, 7 June 2006 (UTC) Oppose. It's cropped too tightly on the top and ...
A fierce Eagle, known to attack hang gliders that enter their air space. Aquila audax: Date: 4 April 2012, 12:00: Source: Wedge Tailed Eagle, Australia: Author: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia
The visual acuity of some large raptors such as eagles and Old World vultures are the highest known among vertebrates; the wedge-tailed eagle has twice the visual acuity of a typical human and six times that of the common ostrich, the vertebrate with the largest eyes. [41]
Using this method, accipitrids such as the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax), martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) and crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) have successfully hunted ungulates, such as deer and antelope, and other large animals (kangaroos and emus in the wedge-tailed) weighing more than 30 kg ...
The beak is typically heavier than that of most other birds of prey. Eagles' eyes are extremely powerful. It is estimated that the wedge-tailed eagle has a visual acuity twice that of a typical human. [5] [6] [7] This acuity enables eagles to spot potential prey from a very long distance.
A little eagle in aerial conflict with a black-shouldered kite. Little eagles hunt live prey and occasionally take carrion. The eagles search for prey by soaring, up to 500 m (1,600 ft) altitude, or by using an elevated exposed perch. The species is an agile, fast hunter swooping to take prey on the ground in the open but also from trees and ...
Wedge-tailed Eagle feeding on roadkill Kangaroo. Wild Wedge-tails are quite difficult to photograph and think this is a quality image showing good detail. It also portrays the bird performing a common behaviour (feeding on carrion) and I think its quite valuable to the articles I've posted it to (Wedge-tailed Eagles, Carrion and Kangaroos).