The Wedge-Tailed Eagle

Last Thursday we were invited to go and see some sheep shearing (look out for a video of that soon), before we went to the Bible study and prayer meeting at Elliston. On our way up to the shed, travelling along a 16km lane, it was like driving through an Australian safari park! We saw wombats, emus, a fox, and various cool birds, including the magnificent Wedge-tailed eagle!

The Wedge-tailed Eagle, is the largest bird of prey in Australia, and is the most common of all the world’s large eagles. It has long, fairly broad wings, fully feathered legs, and an unmistakable wedge-shaped tail. Because of both its tail and its size, it can be identified at a glance as a “Wedgie” even by the non-expert, like me.

It has a wingspan averaging over 2 m (7 ft) and an average length of around 1m (3 ft), and it is very closely related to the more well known Golden Eagle.

I was a little disappointed with the weather when I took the shots. It had been bright and sunny only moments before, but was dull when the shots were taken. The result is, the fairly lack lustre images.

It’s an amazing sight though. One of the men that go to the church in Elliston, was recently telling me that a friend of his just saw a Wedge-tailed eagle swooping down and flying off with a little Joey! In fact, Melanie has seen two so far, both eating dead kangaroos at the side of the road.

Come on now…what other blog offers this much to its readers? Great Christian discussions, entertaining videos, wonderful wildlife shots accompanied with concise educational details…I mean, what more could you ask for? All the coolness you could wish for, wrapped up in one nifty, sleek little package!

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