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Duel between white-bellied sea eagle and wedge-tailed eagle photographed

Image credit: Mehrdad Abbasian

THESE INCREDIBLE images of a white-bellied sea eagle and wedge-tailed eagle battling it out were photographed by Mehrdad Abbasian along the Bass Highway in Tasmania’s north-west.

According to Mehrdad, overall, two wedge-tailed eagles, a white-bellied sea eagle and two swamp harriers were involved in the confrontation.

It’s believed that the battle may have been over a nesting site. Such confrontations have become more common as more land is lost to urban development.

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