Another import from dA, figured it'd fit the theme here okay. :)
Harpagornis moorei
Extinct, native to New Zealand. Females weighed up to 30 lbs. Markings and plumage for these forest eagles are speculative.
Harpagornis moorei
Extinct, native to New Zealand. Females weighed up to 30 lbs. Markings and plumage for these forest eagles are speculative.
Category All / All
Species Eagle
Size 772 x 1000px
File Size 141.2 kB
Awesome and most beautiful! Your rendering of feather detail is most exquisite indeed.
I read an article that it was believed that the Haast eagles probably fed on humans at the time they were in existence, more likely children which would have been lighter to carry off. The birds probably weren't very good fliers either...but when you're that big, what's going to mess with you?
Its' been reported that native New Zealanders were tasty.
I read an article that it was believed that the Haast eagles probably fed on humans at the time they were in existence, more likely children which would have been lighter to carry off. The birds probably weren't very good fliers either...but when you're that big, what's going to mess with you?
Its' been reported that native New Zealanders were tasty.
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