LIVE WEBCAM - WHITE TAILED EAGLE NEST
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- Location: Matsalu National Park, Estonia
- Source: Kotkaklubi
- Info: Live white tailed eagle webcam in Estonia. The white tailed eagles shown are nesting in Matsalu National Park in Western Estonia. It is the oldest known white-tailed eagle breeding territory in Estonia - the first records of this date back to 1870
White-tailed Eagles are closely related to Bald Eagles. The adult White-tailed eagle is a greyish mid-brown colour overall with paler plumage on the head, neck and upper breast. The contrasting tail is white and wedge shaped and all the bare parts of the adults body are yellow in color, including the bill, cere, feet, and eyes.
White-tailed eagles are carnivores but will also scavenge for food. Their diet consists mainly of fish and water birds but also small mammals. Carrion is often the primary food source during the winter months. White-tailed eagles are powerful predators and hunt mostly from perches, in a “sit-and-wait” style, usually from a prominent tree perch.