The White Tailed Sea Eagle, also known
as White Tailed Eagle, is a huge fish eagle
and is related to the Bald Eagle. The adult
is mainly brown except for the paler head
& neck, blackish flight feathers, distinctive
white tail, and yellow bill and legs.
In juvenile birds the tail and bill are darker.
The White Tailed Sea Eagle became extinct
in Britain in the early 1900's and despite a
lengthy reintroduction scheme, their numbers
in Scotland are still rather low. The small
population of White Tailed Eagles in Britain
are found only in the Highlands and Islands
of the west of Scotland. It's diet is varied,
including fish, birds, carrion and, occasionally,
small mammals. Many birds live almost wholly
as scavengers, regularly pirating food from
otters and other birds, but this eagle is a
powerful hunter as well. They build huge
nests of sticks in a tall tree or coastal cliff.
A clutch of 1 - 3 eggs are laid in March or April
and incubated for 38 days by both parents.
