Seeadler#

Sea Eagle; wingspan approximately 2.5 m, has a wedge-shaped tail which is white in adult birds, huge yellow bill, its head is yellowish white; dark in juvenile birds. Has been extinct as a breeding bird in Austria since 1960, but occurs as a migrant especially in the water meadows along the rivers Danube, March and Thaya. Needs hunting areas rich in fish and water birds as well as old forests with large deciduous trees offering protection and free flying off and landing places; emblem of the Republic of Austria.