China Wild Raptor Photography

Golden eagle is a large bird of prey, mainly distributed in warm and cold areas, inhabiting mountains, grasslands and deserts. They are carnivores. When they catch their prey, they will eat part of it first and then take it into the nest. This time, the golden eagle in Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Qingchuan County, Sichuan Province caught a small wild boar and brought it into its nest to feed its young. Golden eagles enter the breeding season in April every year, with about 2 eggs in each nest.

Golden eagle claws are very sharp, and the shape of claws is configuration. This golden eagle has very keen vision. When they find the prey on the ground in the air, they first make a sound with their powerful wings, so that the prey on the ground will be frightened and flee everywhere. At this time, they will find relatively weak individuals in the group. After choosing a relatively weak individual, it will dive immediately, pierce the prey's body with its sharp claws, and then attack the prey's face, including eyes and nose, with its sharp claws when the prey counterattacks. The prey will lose its combat effectiveness immediately after facial injury, especially after eye injury. At this time, the golden eagle will catch its prey, fly into the air, and then throw it from the sky and die. Then they can enjoy delicious food. If they are in the breeding season, they will bring the rest of their prey into the nest to feed their cubs. The well-trained golden eagle on the grassland is an expert at catching wolves. The trained golden eagle has amazing endurance and can fly long distances.

The wings of the golden eagle are very flexible, with a wingspan of 2.3 meters. During the flight, we can make good use of air resistance and motion to effectively adjust the flight position, altitude and speed. This will allow them to catch their prey smoothly.

The golden eagle is at the top of the food chain in nature. Wild boar is naturally one of their prey. When they find a small wild boar in the sky, they will attack it immediately to prevent the big wild boar from finding it and causing hunting failure.

Golden eagles are national first-class protected animals. We must protect them and protect all the animals and plants in nature.