ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Aquila audax  

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
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© Larry Dunis 2009
Durikai Forest, QLD (Jan, 2009)

Wedge-tailed eagles sometimes come together to hunt large prey but also often come together to feed on carrion.

This was the last of ten Wedge-tailed Eagles to leave a kangaroo carcass on the road.

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)

Wedge-tailed Eagle