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Fishing eagle   /fˈɪʃɪŋ ˈigəl/   Listen
Fishing eagle

noun
1.
Of southeast Europe and central Asia.  Synonym: Haliaeetus leucorhyphus.






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"Fishing eagle" Quotes from Famous Books



... bird is watched closely its attitudes while preparing for the downward cast and during the descent are misunderstood. "And like a thunderbolt he falls" is quite, according to local observations, an erroneous description of the feat performed by the fishing eagle. Take as an example of the others the actions of the noble bird the white-headed sea-eagle. As it circles over the blue water its gaze is fixed and intent. Flight seems automatic—steady, fairly swift, rippleless. Immediately a fish is sighted, attitudes and poses ...
— My Tropic Isle • E J Banfield



Words linked to "Fishing eagle" :   Haliaeetus leucorhyphus, sea eagle



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