Hieraaetus morphnoides
5 Little Eagle at suppressed
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| Hieraaetus morphnoides | MatthewFrawley | 26 Oct 2020 | |
| Hieraaetus morphnoides | roymcd | 26 Oct 2020 |
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Mobbed relentlessly by the magpies.
4 comments
26 Oct 2020
Good photos to see the direct size comparison between the Australian Magpie and Little Eagle.
26 Oct 2020
Roy was the eagle roosting in teh tree or just using it as a temporary refuge or hunting post?
26 Oct 2020
Hi Michael, the eagle was being pushed around various trees by the magpies in light drizzling rain, and it had some half-hearted hunting attempts with magpies in pursuit. It was still in a tree when I left, but I felt it was more in a hunting mode rather than a roosting mode.
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- Illilanga flagged sightings roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species! Hieraaetus morphnoides Birds of prey Birds
Species information
- Hieraaetus morphnoides Scientific name
- Little Eagle Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 822.8m Recorded at altitude
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