Eddie Du
Eddie Du

@Edourdoo

6 Tweets Mar 03, 2023
A golden eagle 🦅 successfully grabbing a lamb in suburban Beijing is caught on camera.
Folks wonder if they could kill the ferocious bird if it comes after their own livestock.
“No, only if the bird comes after you yourself.”
Haast's eagle, an extinct species of eagle that once lived in the South Island of New Zealand, was the largest eagle known to have existed, with an estimated weight of 15 kilograms.
Hawks are medium-sized birds that have broad wings and tails.
Eagles, the largest of the three, are sturdily built with heavy heads and beaks.
And falcon, the smallest, has wings that are tapered and pointy-edged.
The world's smallest species of eagle is the South Nicobar serpent eagle Spilornis klossi, which weighs a mere 450g and is only 40cm long – little larger than a female sparrowhawk.
Chinese words for various kinds of eagles
鹞(yào)sparrowhawk
鹫(jiù)vulture
鸢(yuān)kite
鸮/枭(xiāo)owl
隼(sǔn) falcon
鵟 (kuáng)buteo/buzzard
鹗 (è)osprey

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