wedge-tailed eagle (aquila audax) perched on a dead tree : (pix sanjiv shukla)

accipitridae aquila areas audax australia avian beak bird black booted broad brown carrion desert eagle family feather feet flight forest guinea habitat humans hunt largest legs long mammal marsupials mountainous nature open perch persecuted plains poisoning powerful predation predator prey raptor reptiles rocky sheep shooting strong tail talons terrain wedge-shaped wedge-tailed wildlife wings wingspan