
Wedge-tailed eagle takes out drone on WA farm
A farmer has captured the moment his drone was attacked by a wedge-tailed eagle.
A farmer has captured the moment his drone was attacked by a wedge-tailed eagle.
IN THE NSW SOUTHERN Highlands, Peggy McDonald has helped run the Australian Raptor Care & Conservation Centre since it was founded in April 2015. The 17ha property rehabilitates injured birds, mostly birds of prey, with the aim to return them to the wild. All photography by Esther Beaton. Read more about Peggy’s life-long passion for wildlife and how she co-founded the centre in AG#135, out now.
Last week, this photo of a wedge-tailed eagle attacking a boy at a wildlife park in Alice Springs went viral around the world.
Pictured is one of five wedge-tailed eagles spotted by reader Scott Turner during an early morning photography session.
For the first time, says AGS-funded ornithologist Simon Cherriman, our largest bird of prey has successfully been tracked
Watch the trailer to Simon Cherriman’s new documentary about wedge-tailed eagles