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White Bellied Sea Eagle

Haliaeetus leucogaster

Photo by Chicquita
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Description:

The White-bellied Sea-Eagle is a large raptor that has long, broad wings and a short, wedge-shaped tail. It measures 75–85 cm in length, and has a wingspan of 180–220 cm. Females weigh between 2.8 and 4.2 kg, and are larger than the males, which weigh between 2.5 and 3.7 kg (Clunie 1994; Marchant & Higgins 1993) - http://www.environment.gov.au

Notes:

He was hovering above me at the carpark for a minute. I dashed out from the car to the boat and grabbed my camera and tried to take pics with my shaky hands :(

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PublishedDecember 24, 2011

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