ML280171901
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Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Profile
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2511–2643 Red Gum Pass Road, Kendenup AU-WA -34.48498, 117.70658
Plantagenet, Western Australia, Australia
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Observation details
3 adults 2 immatures on sheep carcass - video. Wedge-tailed Eagles (Aquila audax) are Australia’s largest raptor and were persecuted because they were thought to take domestic stock, particularly sheep. They are more common in semi-arid areas but are still present in developed farmland. We were astonished to see five Wedge-tailed Eagles on the feeding together on a sheep carcass in a paddock on Red Gum Pass Road east of Kendenup. Wedge-tailed Eagles are wary, and two adults immediately took off, and two adults and an immature remained with the carcass. One of the flying adults remained in the air, circling the carcass.
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