Eagle killed by a hunter |
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| Title : | Eagle killed by a hunter |
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| Source : | PRG 280/1/28/240, Searcy Collection | ||
| Date of creation : | 1923 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 90 x 135 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
A South Australian hunter kneels behind his latest victim, a dead wedge-tailed eagle which has been displayed to show its wing span. The words "The early lamb's enemy" have been written in ink at the bottom of the photograph. Found throughout Australia and southern New Guinea, the Wedge-tailed eagle is the fourth largest eagle in the world. The female is larger than the male with a wing span of up to 2.3 metres and they soar to altitudes of 2000 metres. The eagles were hunted because of their supposed predation of new born lambs with bounties offered on dead birds. While they have experienced some loss of habitat, the eagle has also been advantaged by the introduction of the rabbit to Australia; rabbits can form 30-70% of their diet. |
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| Coverage year : | 1923 |
| Further reading : | Cayley, Neville W. What bird is that?, Dingley, Vic. : Redwood Editions, 2000 Olsen, Penny. Wedge-tailed eagle, Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, 2005. |
| Internet links : | Australian Museum animals website : search for eagle |
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