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	Steppe Eagle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a large bird of prey.
		This is a large eagle with brown upperparts and flish flight feathers and tail.
		The Steppe Eagle's diet is largely fresh carrion of all kinds, but it will kill rodents and other small mammals up to the size of a rabbit, and birds up to the size of partridges.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Steppe_Eagle (303 words)

	Tawny Eagle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) is a large bird of prey.
		This is a large eagle with tawny upperparts and flish flight feathers and tail.
		The Tawny Eagle's diet is largely fresh carrion of all kinds, but it will kill small mammals up to the size of a rabbit, reptiles and birds up to the size of guineafowl.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tawny_Eagle (311 words)

	Eagle
		Eagles are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Falconiformes, family Accipitridae.
		Eagles are found in almost all parts of the world.
		Like all birds of prey, eagles have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs and powerful talons.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ea/Eagle.html (173 words)

	Bald Eagle Facts and Information
		America's eagles are the Bald Eagle, which is a fish eagle, and the Golden Eagle, which is a booted eagle.
		Young (immature) Bald Eagles are dark brown in color when they fledge the nest at about 12 weeks of age, and the head and tail feathers turn predominantly white in their fourth or fifth year.
		The Bateleur is a large, handsome jet fl eagle with white under the wings, rufous tail and back, gray on the shoulders, bright crimson face and legs, and a fl beak.
	www.eagles.org /all (600 words)

	Shrub-Steppe Series: What About Bald Eagles? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		For example, the Egyptian hieroglyphic of an eagle is said to represent the free-soaring soul of man. The Phoenicians adapted the eagle symbol and used it for the letter "a." American Indians wore eagle feathers as badges of rank and courage.
		The bald eagle was incorporated into the national seal of the United States in 1782 by the Continental Congress, and the eagle was selected as our national bird, beating out the wild turkey.
		When eagles eat contaminated fish, their eggs often fail to hatch, or the eggshells break because they are so thin.
	www.pnl.gov /pals/resource_cards/Bald_Eagles.stm (1002 words)

	mindbodytravel.com
		The steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) pants in the desert heat, as you carefully remove her from the bow-net trap and hold her steady, whispering words of reassurance.
		She appears healthy, but this is the first steppe eagle recorded for this team and Yosef is concerned about the future of this species after two years of poor counts.
		Steppe eagles are only one of the 280 migrant bird species that pass by Eilat every spring.
	www.mindbodytravel.com /birdsofeilat.htm (681 words)

	Eagle Movies
		Eagles are large birds of prey, which are found mainly in the Old World, with only two species (Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle) in North America and a few in South America.
		The eagle has been used by many nations as a national symbol, depicting power, beauty and independence.
		It is also part of the Coat of Arms of Romania and the emblem of "Shqipëria" or Land of the Eagles which is known as Albania.
	www.junglewalk.com /video/Eagle-movie-P3.htm (199 words)

	Eagle-cam provides aerodynamic insights - tech - 11 April 2006 - New Scientist Tech
		In a series of unique experiments, zoologists Graham Taylor and Adrian Thomas at Oxford University in the UK have equipped an eagle with miniature spy cameras and other instruments to record its movements during flight in precise detail.
		A short video showing the view from one of the bird's cameras can be seen here (mov format), and an impressive movie of Crandal gliding with her eagle, called Cossack, can be seen here.
		The researchers want to understand how the eagle changes shape when it performs free-flight feats such as sudden braking.
	www.newscientisttech.com /article.ns?id=dn8974&feedId=online-news_rss20 (608 words)

	Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Steppe Eagle is very similar in looks to the resident Tawny Eagle.
		The 2 eagles can however be distinguished from their gape.
		The Steppe Eagle is the only one of the genus Aquila in which the yellow gape flange extends to the rear of the eye.
	www.kenyabirds.org.uk /steppe.htm (132 words)

	fulvescens Greater Spotted Eagle, Basai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A pale eagle was initially reported from Basai on 19 April 2003 by Aaditya and Debashish Chakravarti.
		It was a large but small-headed eagle, with a longish bill and shaggy, almost vulture-like, nape.
		Certainly the nostril is not the obvious elongated shape shown on the Steppe Eagle photo.
	www.bubo.org /photo/0304_GreaterSpottedEagle/notes.htm (597 words)

	Aigle des steppes Aquila nipalensis Steppe Eagle
		"The bird in the attached photos is a 3rd cal yr (2nd winter) Steppe Eagle.
		In Imperial of this age the trousers are always pale (the same colour as the belly and undertail coverts).
		Also the pale underwing bar is too wide for Imperial, whereas several second plumage Steppe show this type of band.
	www.digimages.info /aigste/aigste.htm (159 words)

	Field Trip Earth
		The sea eagles breed a little earlier than the imperials, so they have chicks already and it is OK to visit their nests.
		The adult eagle stays close to the nest as we search for feathers and she returns to the nest when we are only about 250 m away from the nest.
		Many of the eagle nests in Sip-sin are in burned trees, and we both fear that within a few years, many of these large trees will fall down, leaving fewer suitable nest trees for the eagles.
	www.fieldtripearth.org /print-article.xml?id=901 (7198 words)

	Eagle TV Mongolia
		Now the Eagle TV live news operations will be available for all residents in the 1-million strong capital city of Ulaanbaatar.
		The former Eagle TV was owned by a joint-venture partnership of Mongolian businessmen and AMONG Foundation, a Sioux Falls, South Dakota non-profit organization.
		Eagle Television is the only local television station on the Asia continent openly sharing the Gospel message.
	across.co.nz /MongoliaChristianTV.html (505 words)

	Bird Biographies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Bald Eagle is uncommon in the lower 48 states due to shooting, pesticides (mainly DDT), and human encroachment.
		The Harpy Eagle is considered by some to be the most physically formidable eagle in the world.
		Harpy eagles are believed to nest every other year and the females have been observed most frequently feeding the young.
	www.naturalencounters.com /abby1a.html (3314 words)

	Loch Lomond Birds of Prey - Steppe Eagle
		This is a large eagle with brown upper parts and flish flight feathers and tail.
		The Steppe Eagle breeds from Romania east through the south Russian and central Asian steppe to Mongolia.
		Throughout its range it favours open dry habitats, such as desert, semi-desert, steppe, or savannah.
	www.llbop.co.uk /page6.html (230 words)

	OSME - Raptors in Jordan
		Any passage of Short-toed Eagles and Lesser Kestrels was obscured by the presence of local breeding birds; only obvious passage counts are given for the former and bird-day totals for the latter have been omitted.
		Black Kite, Steppe Buzzard and Steppe Eagle used this route early in the season, whilst at dusk on 1 May 1990 a single spiral of 1680 Levant Sparrowhawks and 160 Honey Buzzards was over the wadi west of Na'ur.
		Relatively low numbers of Steppe Eagles were observed (Table 5), confirming the view that the large numbers which pass through Eilat in autumn cross Wadi Araba further south (Shirihai 1982), havi ng presumably crossed the interior desert.
	www.osme.org /sand182/jordrapt.html (3334 words)

	British Scientists Unveil First Eagle Born from Frozen Sperm
		Summary Thor, an eight-day-old eaglet, is the first eagle in the world to be conceived through artificial insemination using frozen sperm.
		Thor, an eight-day-old eaglet, is the first eagle in the world to be conceived through artificial insemination using frozen sperm—a technique that may one day help to preserve endangered species of large raptors.
		He is the result of an experiment in Scotland that crossed two captive birds of prey used for falconry: a five-year-old male golden eagle and an eight-year-old female Steppe eagle.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2001/05/0529_eaglet.html (591 words)

	Israel - Crossroads for Migrant Birds
		No fewer than 35 different species of raptors were involved with Honey Buzzards featuring heavily in both spring and autumn but, of the major species, Lesser Spotted Eagles and Levant Sparrowhawks were autumn species and Steppe Buzzards, Steppe Eagles and Black Kites were spring species.
		The total World population Lesser Spotted Eagle and Levant Sparrowhawk and the Pelearctic population of White Pelicans passed over each year.
		The timing and spread of the migration for each species was affected by age at first breeding, diet and the extent of the breeding area.
	www.birdcare.com /bin/shownews/26 (463 words)

	Surfbirds Online Photo Gallery Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Steppe Eagle, Kenya, Ngulia Lodge, Tsavo West NP 10.12.04 © jon hornbuckle
		Steppe Eagle, India, Sat Tal 6 February 2005 © jon hornbuckle
		Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis, Oman, Sunub october 2005 © DURAND Eric
	www.surfbirds.com /cgi-bin/gallery/search2.cgi?species=Steppe+Eagle (76 words)

	Steppe Eagle (aquila nipalensis orientalis) - Index - Gallery - Wild Bird Gallery
		Steppe Eagle (aquila nipalensis orientalis) - Third or Forth Calendar year
		Steppe Eagle (aquila nipalensis orientalis) - Third Calendar year
		Steppe Eagle (aquila nipalensis orientalis) - Second Calendar year
	www.wildbirdgallery.com /images/birds/aquila_nipalensis/orientalis.htm (73 words)

	Flight of a Steppe Eagle - Avian Watch Asia
		Harlequin and myself were up North (Malaysia) birding/photographing and came across this Steppe Eagle (uncommon winter visitor) two weeks ago.
		The eagle flew from one wooden pole and landed on the ground.
		I have a question about the 'Aquila Eagles' category which the Steppe Eagle belongs to...I've posted it in the 'General Talk about Birds' section : http://www.avianwatchasia.org/forums...read.php?t=142
	www.avianwatchasia.org /forums/showthread.php?t=138 (564 words)

	Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology - Vol. 75, No. 1 (2004)
		Simultaneous decline in Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) populations and Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes) reproductive success: coincidence or a hernobyl legacy?
		proportions of the global population of Steppe Eagles (Aquila nipalensis)
		The cumulative evidence of the decrease in the total numbers of Steppe Eagles,
	www.ajol.info /viewarticle.php?id=12459 (284 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		On the south of the Urals lays the steppe zone where it’s possible to see such birds as Steppe Eagle, Imperial Eagle, Demoiselle Crane and Little Bustard.
		Closer to the north, the steppe changes to mountain taiga.
		The mountain taiga forests are inhabited by special avifauna, including such rare species as Golden Eagle, Eagle Owl, Great Grey Owl, Hawk Owl and Marsh Owl.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/europe/russia_urals.html (911 words)

	Beanca's Nest
		Beanca is a 34 year old Russian Steppe Eagle.
		She was permanently injured at the age of 2.
		John and his son Ian were welcomed into the Cherokee tribe and named "Spirit Eagle" and "Little Spirit Eagle" by a Black Foot Naming Chief.
	www.americanwildliferefuge.org /eagle.htm (347 words)

	diarycornflakes
		In the desert near The Grove a Saker (falcon) was spotted next to the road and was being harassed by a Brown-necked Raven.
		Raptors at The Grove The first seasonal raptors were found roosting at the "migrant trap" – The Grove between 0800-0830 hours (27 Steppe Buzzard, 1 Steppe Eagle and 1 Booted Eagle).
		Upon my arrival the birds had yet to launch for the day since the Bedouins and gardeners had not arrived.
	www.birdingegypt.com /diaryraptors.htm (1256 words)

	Birding update (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Qurayyat (3.1): Spoonbill 5, Greater Spotted Eagle 10, Steppe Eagle 2, Bonelli's Eagle 1, Osprey 4, Barbary Falcon 1, Pacific Golden Plover 5, Broad-billed Sandpiper 1, Richard's Pipit 1, Meadow Pipit 2, Citrine Wagtail 4, Red-tailed Wheatear 8, Blue Rock Thrush 1, Marsh Warbler 1, Woodchat Shrike 1
		Khawr Rawri (10.7): Jouanin's Petrel 25, Bonelli's Eagle 2, Pintail Snipe 6, Marsh Sandpiper 1, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 10
		Sunub (1.3): Egyptian Vulture 80, Lappet-faced Vulture 7, Steppe Eagle 4, Brown-necked Raven 60
	www.birdsoman.com /oldupdate.html (15578 words)

	Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page: Steppe Eagle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page: Steppe Eagle
		World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Steppe Eagle
		Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
	www.mangoverde.com /birdsound/spec/spec30-208.html (58 words)

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