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6

Little Eagle

(Hieraaetus morphnoides)

Sightings

In December 2008 a bird with light morphology was spotted by us 10 km east of Narrabri, NSW.

Seen again 20 km south of Walgett, NSW, in April 2009.

Photos

Light morphology

Little Eagle soaring (click on image for larger version)

Frontal view of a Little Eagle (click on image for larger version)

Little Eagle hovering (click on image for full-size display)

Dark morphology

The bird shown here is probably a young Little Eagle of dark morphology (click on image for larger version)

The same bird as above (click on image for larger version)