We were up at Echuca for a few days when I saw a group of nine wedge-tailed eagles soaring. The most I have ever seen is a group of three. Is it unusual to have this number together?
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J.Z., Mt Clear.
In the Ballarat district we usually see wedge-tailed eagles in pairs or family lots of three or four. However, sometimes two or three lots may join together, which is probably what you saw at Echuca. Occasionally even larger numbers (perhaps a dozen) may be in view from one spot, but this is rare in the Ballarat region.
These eagles will soon be pairing off for another breeding season, meaning that last year’s youngsters will move away – or be forced away – to eventually find their own territories. Such birds will not breed until they are four or five years old.
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