The white-tailed eagle - Haliaeetus albicilla

One of my favorite birds in Blijdorp Zoo :)

comments (9)

Claire Hamilton

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That is one big beak, it makes up most of it's head...wow! Great shot! Posted 11 years ago
1. Wendy
  
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  The beak is really intimidating.
  So glad there is wire mesh between him and me ;) Posted 11 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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Classic Wendy ;) Amazing how you manage to capture zoo photos as if they are in the wild. Posted 11 years ago
1. Wendy
  
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  Thanks for the compliment.
  It's a real sport for me to make this kind of photo's in zoo's :) Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    I can tell :) Do you use a tripod or monopod? Posted 11 years ago
  2. 1. Wendy
      
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      Neither :) Posted 11 years ago

Thibaud Aronson

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Hi, I think this is a Steller's sea eagle, considering the white shoulder patch and truly humongous bill. Posted 7 years ago

NattyOne

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Hi Wendy,

I've changed this identification because it is a Steller's Sea Eagle - so you've got a 1st of the site. Hope that's okay? David Posted 4 years ago

Flavio

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Great portrait, congratulations ;-) Posted 3 years ago

The Stellers sea eagle

The Steller's sea eagle is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is an eagle that lives in coastal northeastern Asia and mainly preys on fish and water birds. On average, it is the heaviest eagle in the world, at about 5 to 9 kilograms, but may lag behind the harpy eagle and Philippine eagle in some standard measurements. This bird is named after the German naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller.

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Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey

Species identified by NattyOne