White-tailed Eagle
The White-tailed Eagle is a very large bird with a 72 to 96 inch wingspan and is the fourth largest eagle in the world. It has broad "barn door" wings, a large head and a thick "meat-cleaver" beak. The adult is mainly brown except for the paler head and neck, blackish flight feathers, distinctive white tail, and yellow bill and legs. In juvenile birds the tail and bill are darker, with the tail becoming white with a dark terminal band in sub-adults.
The White-tailed Eagle breeds in northern Europe and northern Asia. The largest population in Europe is found along the coast of Norway. They are mostly resident with only the northernmost birds such as the eastern Scandinavian and Siberian population migrating south in winter.
Date: 26th May 2009
Location: Salttjern to Ekkerøy, Varanger peninsula, Finnmark, Norway
The White-tailed Eagle breeds in northern Europe and northern Asia. The largest population in Europe is found along the coast of Norway. They are mostly resident with only the northernmost birds such as the eastern Scandinavian and Siberian population migrating south in winter.
Date: 26th May 2009
Location: Salttjern to Ekkerøy, Varanger peninsula, Finnmark, Norway
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Also in: North Finland and north Norway - May and June 2009
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