NOUN
- large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck
How To Use golden eagle In A Sentence
- High over the hills towards Thirlmere I watched a golden eagle soaring in the air.
- The golden eagle is significantly smaller all round. Times, Sunday Times
- The area supports a number of species locally threatened or at their biogeographic limits, including golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos, prairie falcon Falco mexicanus, ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis, loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus, merlin Falco columbarius, Brewers sparrow Spizella breweri and grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum. Dinosaur Provincial Park, Canada
- At the moment it is illegal to own eggs stolen from protected birds in Britain, such as ospreys, sea eagles and golden eagles.
- Birds of prey such as griffon vulture, golden eagle, and short-toe eagle, are other prominent species. Northwest Iberian montane forests
- I decided to use a wing feather from a golden eagle [Aquila chrysaetos], which is of course beautiful, reminiscent of both flight and of a quill pen.
- The most abundant resident birds are the bushtit, pinyon jay, plain titmouse, black-chinned hummingbird, Woodhouse's jay, red-tailed hawk, golden eagle, red-shafted flicker, and rock wren. Colorado Plateau Semidesert Province (Bailey)
- However, the snow leopard is not the lone predator here, for the ecoregion harbors the Tibetan wolf (Canis lupus) and large avian predators such as the lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus) and golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), which soar high above the mountain peaks searching for colonial marmots (Marmota himalayana). Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows
- Upon reaching the child, the golden eagle "calumet" was gently swayed above it, while in the background the other "calumet" was waved to ward off disturbing influences, and the priests sang this song. Indian Story and Song from North America
- Both come under attack from golden eagles and peregrine falcons. Times, Sunday Times