This bird is called in different ways: Steller's sea eagle, and serovaten and sea eagle, but he is more widely known under the name Eagle ornithologists.Once the birds of prey were carried out throughout the rivers and large bodies of water, in the quiet, deserted places, in coniferous, deciduous and mixed forests.
of their range is vast, from the Arctic to the southern deserts.In the steppes of these predators prefer marshes.Ukraine serovateney observed in the Danube, Dnieper and Dniester flooded areas in the 50-ies of the last century, the area has not yet been transformed beyond recognition as a result of the construction of hydropower plants and reservoirs.
now white-tailed eagle is included in the International Red Book, as well as national Red Books of many countries.But even protection of the law can do little to help the beautiful birds survive: the fact that these birds nesting unsociable choose wild places - dense impassable thickets near rivers or lakes.And there are places on our planet is getting smaller and smaller, so that the mere prohibition of hunting is unlikely to be the salvation of this endangered species.In our time, the bird is still found everywhere just off the coast of the Arctic Ocean, on the lake, in the Caspian and Azov Sea.In other regions, it is rare to find except in bird sanctuaries and shrines (Northern Black Sea Coast, Askania Nova and others).
But in countries where the protection of nature put at the forefront, these raptors can still be found quite often.In the US, this type enjoys a special reputation.After all, this bird emblazoned on the national emblem of the country ....In many countries there are coats of arms heraldic birds (for example, an eagle in Russia or kiwi in New Zealand), but the white-tailed eagle - the first "national" bird in the world.She graced the coat of arms of the United States in 1782.By the way, in North America, home to just six species of eagles, but it has been recognized as the white-tailed worthy to position the country.
our national pride can entertain the fact that the Russian white-tailed eagle is much larger than its transatlantic counterpart.If the US and Canadian representatives of the body length - about 75 cm in males and one meter in females, wingspan - one and a half meters, and weight - about 4 kilograms, then our birds a wingspan that is - it can be up to twoand a half meters, and weight - from four to seven kilograms.The largest in our lands can only be a mountain eagle.
to imagine how this looks handsome feathered, not enough to simply look at the coat of arms of the United States - shows a stylized eagle there.But the first impression does not deceive: in fact, more like a griffin bird than the eagle, because of the disproportionately large beak of a small head and elongated neck, which if mated to a white napkin.Adult white-tailed eagle is back dark brown, lighter abdomen and neck, yellow beak and legs, amber eyes and black and brown feathers.The main feature is a kind of snow-white tail that young animals can be marble or light brown tint.It is also an indicator of a young age is a bird's beak and dark gray or light yellow legs.Both sexes have the same coloring.
in the tundra and northern forests of white-tailed eagle appears only in the spring, autumn flying away to the south, and in the southern Ukraine, he can lead a sedentary life.Birds build their huge (up to two meters in diameter!) Nest at a very high and mighty tree near the pond.In the summer they hunt for fish, snatching her from the claws of water, however, there are cases when predators dive to a depth of her.Also, they are prey waterfowl - ducks, eiders.In winter, when the pond was covered with ice, white lie in wait at the burrows of marmots, ground squirrels, and may even beat the hare.But do not disdain carrion.They usually nest on the two chicks that are able to fly in August.A couple of birds kept together for several years and returned to their nest in every way it strengthened and expanded.
