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Contents 1 Photographs 2 Arrawa 3 Britain's Top Woman Paraglider Attacked by Eagles Mid-Flight 4 Taxonomic status of Aquila audax 5 Totemic

[edit] Photographs

In case this is of interest to future editors, the best photographs of wedge-tailed eagles that I've found on the Internet are:

• In flight: http://gallery.tlvhost.net/images/CRW_3639.jpg
• Closeup: http://www.justbirds.org/Australia/Wedge-tailed%20eagle.jpg
• Scale: http://www.lobsterdevil.com/australia/wildlife/Graphics/raptor/eagle_man.jpg

[edit] Arrawa

Who uses the name Arrawa? I've never heard of it and can find no references to it on the internet besides Wikipedia. --Ptcamn 16:05, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Britain's Top Woman Paraglider Attacked by Eagles Mid-Flight

"The wedge-tailed eagles are Australia’s largest bird of prey and are among the world’s biggest eagles. They swoop upon sheep and have wing spans of more than 7 1/2 feet."^[1] Crocoite 23:34, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Taxonomic status of Aquila audax

This paper looks interesting:

[1] as does this... [2]

cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:04, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Looks like this book:

• Brown, L.H., Amadon, D., 1968. Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World. Country Life Books, London.

is the one that hihlighted a close relationship so would be good to find though is a bit old. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:27, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

I can add the pdf above is a fascinating read! cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:29, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

So can we use this to back up the statement? David Sher (talk) 00:57, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh, also, wouldn't that book be too old to talk about super-families? David Sher (talk) 00:57, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Totemic

In Victoria the Eagle is totemic for many or all Kulin nation people, as Bunjil, the creator. I don't know if Bunjil is specifically a Wedge-tailed Eagle. See also Bunurong people.--Design (talk) 12:22, 26 May 2008 (UTC)