#wedge tailed eagle

[blanc-author]

Some simple bird-studies with my characters🕊

[rulers-of-the-sky]

Wedge-tailed Eagle

[wheatart]

Commission! A wedge tailed eagle, which is a bird of prey from Australia!

Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/wheatart Commission info: https://wheatart.com/about

[dovemoulins]

just realised i forgot to post my bird pics from when i went to an ecology camp in south australia!!! so fun. i have a bunch more so i might do a part 2

[little-fox-adventures]

A pair of wedge tailed eagles were flying around us on our walk today. Thought they might be eyeing off the dogs, but all was good. Really awesome to see them

[arminreindl]

Dynatoaetus: Australia's Mighty Eagle

Paleontology news from the land down under, and big ones this time. How big? Well how about one of the largest true birds of prey of Australasia. Today a new paper was published naming Dynatoaetus gaffae (Gaff's Mighty Eagle), the largest known bird of prey to have ever existed in Australia. Twice the weight of the modern wedge-tailed eagle, it must have been truly an imposing animal to behold, in the Australasian realm second only to the enormous Haast's eagle of New Zealand. Comparisson below by Ellen K. Mather

But the name is a bit of a missnomer, well sorta. You see, while its referred to as an eagle, phylogenetic analysis shows that the closest living relatives of Dynatoaetus are actually aegypiine vultures. Or in simpler terms, those old world vultures known for their mostly naked necks such as lapett-faced vultures, hooded vultures and griffon vultures. Below some examples of this group by yours truly.

At the same time tho, despite being related to these vultures, Dynatoaetus didn't act like one. In this regard eagle is an appropriate term, more indicative of a lifestyle and morphology rather than relation (seeing as sea eagles relate to kites and philippine eagles are closer to these vultures than "real" eagles). With really robust hindlimbs and powerful talons, Dynatoaetus is more suited to capturing and incapacitating struggling live prey than it is to simply scavening dead bodies. And with Australia's megafauna offering a wide range of kangaroos, giant wombats and flightless birds it hat a lot to choose from.

Of course a bird of this size would not be above scavening either and with its power and bulk it could easily dominate carcasses when in conflict with the smaller Cryptogyps. Overall this lifestyle appears similar to what we see today in wedge-tailed eagles, which are formidable hunters but also opportunistic scavengers. Mather and colleagues even go as far as to suggest that the role of generalist apex predator was initially filled by Dynatoaetus and wedge-tails only managed to take up this nische after the former went extinct some 50k years ago along with most of Australias native fauna.

If you want an idea of things, here's some pictures of wedge-tailed eagles doing their thing. Now imagine what that would be like at twice the size. images by Clive Roper and Scott Bell

As per usual with these posts, here is the Wikipedia page I set up. Keep in mind the skeletal there shows the known material, but does not accurately represent the real proportions as its simply a colored griffon vulture. And the paper itself, its open access and gives more detail than I ever could.

Dynatoaetus - Wikipedia

A giant raptor (Aves: Accipitridae) from the Pleistocene of southern Australia | SpringerLink

And since you made it this far, here's a reward....or punishment? Idk depends but once I heard its name meant "mighty eagle" I couldn't get this goddamn clip out of my head and so you shall suffer with me.

[areawest]

eagles

I’m so glad you asked! My favourite species is rhe wedge-tailed eagle, found in Australia and New Guinea. Aren’t they just beautiful!

Honourable mention also to the incredible white-tailed eagle, which has the longest wingspan on any eagle species.

And of course, there’s the beautiful crowned eagle, found in sub-Saharan Africa. Look at those feathers!

[if-u-know-me-no-u-dont]

Uhhhhhhh intro post (how do U guys make these)

Hello! Idc what U call me but pls use they/it when talking about me (why would you be talking about me?) I'm from Australia, I'm alterhuman, I really don't know what else I'm supposed to say...

my theriotypes are:

. Clouded Leopard

. Belgian malinois

. Zebra

. Some sort of Dino (??)

. Risso's dolphin

. Night fury

. Wedge tailed eagle (??)

This blog serves zero purpose but- actually no it serves no purpose I'm just here 4 some reason??

im probably gonna rant about some stuff tho

Some things I like:

. Formula one

. Nature

. BIRDS

. ALL THE BIRDS

. My friends

. Everything green

If 4 some reason U wanna talk 2 me (I can't start a conversation to save my life) feel free to send an ask or message me!

Yeah that's it. have a good day!

[kwojciechowicz]

My newest graphics depiciting Wildlife.

The Bandicoot.

Wedge Tailed Eagle.

The Emu.

The Flying Fox (infant).

The Tasmanian Devil.

The Peacock.

[mihaelalimberea]

The wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) is the largest bird of prey in Australia. I spotted many of them above Ecopia Retreat - the perfect accommodation if you love nature and wildlife.

[jodjuya]

Capturing and tagging Australia's largest eagle species, the Wedge-Tailed Eagle

This poor baby eaglet lmao.

Its face is just so 👁️👄👁️

[blanc-author]

When your hunting partner can turn into big posessive birb

Reference: sculpture "Hebe asleep" by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. Posting some arts and sketches I did throughout recent months :]

[rulers-of-the-sky]

Wedge-tailed eagle by Jean and Fred Hort Via Flickr: It had been feeding on a kangaroo (roadkill) carcass and flew to a nearby tree when we arrived! They are so big! Photo: Fred

[paintandpensandyarn]

Been really bad at posting on here, but here’s a sketch of a wedge tailed eagle I did while on a road trip where we saw loads of them

[tenzeniths]

Duncan the Wedge Tailed Eagle

[ridiculousbirdfaces]

Funny Lips by Tony S

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)