Vik's Gallery:   Little Eagle (1/6)

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Hieraaetus morphnoides  

A Little Eagle on the ground, possibly after a failed attempt at catching a rabbit (those are sticks it is resting on, not bones). Young rabbits are a preferred food source in southern Australia.*

*Debus, Stephen (1998). The Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide. Oxford University Press, p.104.