One of the breeding pair of Sea Eagles in Leeman, the breeding season for 09 had 3 chicks and quite fat and very noisy.
Joked to old fart that the Sea eagles catch looked like a dhuie tail. As a lot of fisherpeople coming in said that they saw some floaters out about 5 miles.
fantastic to watch him/her catch a feed also. During January took some really nice photos of them and a chick from the Green Head breeding pair. The one I watched in Leeman, hovered over the fish, then dropped like a stone and actually went into the water and picked the fish up (instead of skipping across then grabbing the fish), quite a big silver flash I saw, then about 20 feet in the air, one mighty shake to get all the sea water off and off he/she went to feed the 3 chicks. I love all raptor birds.
roberta
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Eating my catch
One of the breeding pair of Sea Eagles in Leeman, the breeding season for 09 had 3 chicks and quite fat and very noisy.
Joked to old fart that the Sea eagles catch looked like a dhuie tail. As a lot of fisherpeople coming in said that they saw some floaters out about 5 miles.
The parent sure enjoyed eating his/her catch.
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Colin Hay
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Cool pic there Roberta
They are such awesome birds.
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roberta
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Yes Colin it was
fantastic to watch him/her catch a feed also. During January took some really nice photos of them and a chick from the Green Head breeding pair. The one I watched in Leeman, hovered over the fish, then dropped like a stone and actually went into the water and picked the fish up (instead of skipping across then grabbing the fish), quite a big silver flash I saw, then about 20 feet in the air, one mighty shake to get all the sea water off and off he/she went to feed the 3 chicks. I love all raptor birds.
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carnarvonite
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Beady eye
He's got his beady eye on you while you took the shot,beautiful birds to watch in action.
roberta
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Actually carnarvonite
Funny you should say that, as he/she did just looked straight at me and quite a few other photos of him/her, yes they are magnificient birds to watch
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