Aquila audax
3 Wedge-tailed Eagle at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Aquila audax | Illilanga | 20 Jun 2019 | |
| Aquila audax | JonSteinbeck | 19 Jun 2019 |
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The first Wedge-tailed Eagle perched on the branch of a dead tree in the distance. It was staying still, just moving its head from side to side. Walking further along the trail I was able to see the tree in a more open setting. I did not realise it at the time but I was able to see an eagle higher in the tree. It was motionless except for its turning head. It suddenly defecated, before spreading its wings to fly steeply down, to the west, away and out of view of me. I walked on a bit, before noticing another eagle in the same tree. I am positive this was not the first eagle that had just flown down, as looking at the photographs of the first eagle, I realised the first eagle and this eagle were actually on the same branch, the other eagle was higher in the tree. This eagle also descended on the wing towards the west.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.964347-35.770488
- Altitude 1052.0m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 8 Jun 2019 12:30 PM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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Species information
- Aquila audax Scientific name
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2107.75m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Maliyan
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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