Description
Life span: Up to 20- 25 years
A large diurnal bird of prey, the Steller sea eagle is also known as the Pacific sea eagle or the white-shouldered eagle. With white wings and a tail, a yellow beak, and yellow talons, it has dark brown feathers overall. The Steller sea-eagle is typically simple to identify thanks to its dark body, white forehead, shoulders, tail, and thighs, and bright-yellow bill. They are believed to be glacial remnants that originated along the slender northeast Asian coast and merely persisted there through numerous Ice Age cycles, never appearing elsewhere. This hypothesis seems to be supported by other northern sea eagles that are huge birds and have yellow legs, eyes, and beaks.
Native Region/Habitat
Only in far eastern Russia, near the islands that border the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea, are these eagles thought to breed. On the peninsula of Kamchatka, they are most prevalent. Each winter, several Steller sea eagles fly from their breeding grounds to Japan, with a small number making it as far as Korea or other distant locations. Others move to open water when winter approaches rather than migrating.
Behavior
Sea eagles build aeries, or nests, up to 100 feet above the earth on dead or open-topped trees next to rivers or on steep cliffs. The enormous nests they build can contain 400 or more substantial branches. Because the nests are typically constructed close to the coast, the eagles may easily access the fish that make up the majority of their food. The birds may freely go to and from their nests thanks to these open regions.
In order to prepare for the season’s clutch, a pair often returns to the same nest each year and makes a small addition to it. However, pairs may construct and manage multiple aeries, choosing which one to utilize each spring. A nest can sometimes get so heavy that the branches holding it up break, causing the nest to tumble to the ground.
As a pet/In captivity
Stellar sea eagles are free-roaming birds. An eagle can only be owned by master falconers. Even after eight years of training to become a master falconer, eagles do not enjoy being handled and will never be considered domesticated animals. They require a lot of outdoor space, regular flying, and exercise, and must be kept under strict guidelines. Instead, consider spotting and observing eagles in the wild, or adopting a more manageable and practical bird, such as a parrot or other indoor bird.
Table
