Christine's walking & birds blog

An eagle was hunting above a distant ridge, finally landing on the highest point - about one-and-a-half kilometres away.


A great black-backed gull took exception to the eagle's presence and buzzed it over and over again.



The eagle refused to budge and the gull gave up and flew away. It's surprising how large the gull looks in comparison with the raptor, and in fact through the bins it was difficult to tell which eagle it was. But the fanned white tail in the top picture, and the general shape and the huge yellow bill visible in other pics, point to a white-tailed sea eagle.