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. In the UK it became extinct during the early 20th century and the present population in Scotland has arisen from a reintroduction programme which commenced on the island of Rhum in 1975. It is still a rare breeding bird which was previously confined to the west coast of Scotland, although a reintroduction programme is now taking place in east Scotland.
Date: 8th September 2014
Location: Killiechronan, Loch na Keal, Mull, Argyll
The White-tailed Eagle breeds in northern Europe and northern Asia. The largest population in Europe is found along the coast of Norway. In the UK it became extinct during the early 20th century and the present population in Scotland has arisen from a reintroduction programme which commenced on the island of Rhum in 1975. It is still a rare breeding bird which was previously confined to the west coast of Scotland, although a reintroduction programme is now taking place in east Scotland.
Date: 8th September 2014
Location: Killiechronan, Loch na Keal, Mull, Argyll
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