Jerry Olsen has commented on this -
Yes, juveniles can play with sticks and things and they are curious, can
dive a people or animals. None of the LE nests I've visited were defended by
adult LEs diving at me but anything is possible. It would not be carrying a
large fence post, as suggested here.//
Stephen Debus has commented -
The bird in the air appears, as far as I can tell, to be a juvenile
(fledgling?) of the dark morph (some breast streaks, underwing pattern looks
to be all dark, no pale 'M') . Juveniles can be curious, and practise
aerial manoeuvres a lot.//
Dark-morph individuals are unusual in the Canberra area at present. G
-----Original Message-----
From: Alberta Hayes
Sent: Saturday, 28 February 2015 6:49 PM
To: <>
Subject: Little Eagle (facepalm and behaviour weirdness)
Hi everyone,
Thank you to Geoffrey for confirming that my Wotsit from earlier in the day
was a Little Eagle. That was my first thought but I've only ever seen them
from such a long way away that I second guessed myself into oblivion.
The behaviour that my friend described still has me a little perplexed
though. According to Mr. Dabb, the bird was young bird. It dived at my
friend a few times, and tried to take off with a large fence post that it
dropped both times shortly after liftoff. It was with one other bird. So was
it playing? Nesting already seems unlikely.
Anyone ever seen a little eagle exhibiting similarly?
Thanks!
Alberta.
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