Crosspost [Extralimital]: A Bald Eagle straggled to Japan and very unusual eagles photo

[Phil Davis]

Hi MD/DC Birders:

I cross posted the following to Birdchat. It got a lot of buzz, so I thought I'd share it with you guys, too ...

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This is a one-time, extralimital message cross-post (see below), which I believe is OK under current guidelines; however, I think follow-up posts are not within etiquette.

I thought this was pretty interesting and I'm taking the opportunity to share it with the group.

Highlights of this message:

1. Notice of second record of Bald Eagle to Japan, and

2. A really cool photo of three Haliaeetus eagles together: Bald Eagle (L), a Steller's Sea-Eagle (R), and a White-tailed Eagle (C), all in one tree.

Thanks to Hiraoka Takashi.

Enjoy!

Phil

To: orienta...@yahoogroups.com
From: "Hiraoka Takashi hir...@yamashina.or.jp [orientalbirding]" <orientalbir...@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:41:13 +0900
Subject: [OB] A Bald Eagle straggled to Japan


Dear Oriental birders and ornithologists,

Greetings from Japan. A Bald Eagle was observed and photographed on 27 January in Notsuke, eastern Hokkaido, Japan.

This is the second record of this species from Japan, the first having been recorded in Kunashiri Island back in 2001 by Russian ornithologists.

Please have a look at the impressive shot in which three species Haliaeetus eagles are perched on one tree.

https://mainichi.jp/articles/20200129/ddm/041/040/069000c.amp

In the following picture the Bald Eagle shows some dark smudges on the head and the tail tip and some white feathers on the underwing as it flies.

https://mainichi.jp/articles/20200128/k00/00m/040/150000c.amp

The above shown pages are on the website of Mainichi Shimbun Newspaper.

I hope this information and the pictures prove interesting to you.

Best wishes,

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HIRAOKA         Takashi
(family name)(given name)
Yamashina Institute for Ornithology
Tel.  +81-4-7182-1101
Fax. +81-4-7182-1106
http://www.yamashina.or.jp
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Phil Davis, Secretary
MD/DC Records Committee
2549 Vale Court
Davidsonville, Maryland  21035     USA
301-261-0184
pda...@ix.netcom.com
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[Lydia Schindler]

Fantastic, Phil. Thanks for sharing.

Lydia Schindler

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[Hugh David Fleischmann]

What an amazing picture!!! Thank you.  

Awesome Birding in 2019!

H. David Fleischmann 

410-598-9292

Da...@macappraisals.com

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On Jan 31, 2020, at 1:22 PM, Lydia Schindler <lydia...@gmail.com> wrote:



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