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White tailed eagles
White tailed eagles
by bdearg » Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:00 am
Ben more glen,a pair of what maybe white tailed eagles ,In the light we had orange wings,black tips, white tails.No pics,too quick.Anyone else seen them in this area.???
Re: White tailed eagles
by Skyelines » Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:13 pm
White tailed eagles fly past my house fairly often, never seen any with orange wings.
Could it have been Red Kite?
Could it have been Red Kite?
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Re: White tailed eagles
by Tringa » Sun Sep 19, 2021 2:12 pm
Agree with Skylines, red kites sound more likely from the description. Can you remember what the tail was like?
Some images
Red kite - https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=red+kite+image&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=ZKl9VSvcrjmdGM%252CP_0UzR3fVuVhCM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQ6wCX8Wu0F0SIfUYr4BzP84p3Wsg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiB7IrgjYvzAhUKa8AKHTLADDwQ9QF6BAgkEAE&biw=1920&bih=927&dpr=1#imgrc=ZKl9VSvcrjmdGM
White tailed eagle - https://www.google.co.uk/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=white+tailed+eagle+image&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7hpT-jYvzAhUxmFwKHX76BfYQjJkEegQIBhAC&biw=1920&bih=927&dpr=1
One of photos on the second row shows a WTE being harried by a red kite.
Dave
Some images
Red kite - https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=red+kite+image&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=ZKl9VSvcrjmdGM%252CP_0UzR3fVuVhCM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQ6wCX8Wu0F0SIfUYr4BzP84p3Wsg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiB7IrgjYvzAhUKa8AKHTLADDwQ9QF6BAgkEAE&biw=1920&bih=927&dpr=1#imgrc=ZKl9VSvcrjmdGM
White tailed eagle - https://www.google.co.uk/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=white+tailed+eagle+image&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7hpT-jYvzAhUxmFwKHX76BfYQjJkEegQIBhAC&biw=1920&bih=927&dpr=1
One of photos on the second row shows a WTE being harried by a red kite.
Dave
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Re: White tailed eagles
by bdearg » Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:09 am
Kite didn't quite fit the shape,neither did I expect to see WTE ...lots of kites my way...thanks, will keep eyes open try to photo next time.ta.
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