A rare predator — the white-tailed eagle — has been filmed soaring freely with wings fully spread in the sky over the Akzhayik State Nature Reserve in Atyrau Region. The Forestry and Wildlife Committee reported this, according to infohub.kz.
"Its powerful wings and majestic appearance make this bird one of Kazakhstan's most impressive feathered predators," the Forestry and Wildlife Committee said in a statement.
According to the Ustyurt State Nature Reserve, the white-tailed eagle is a rare species with a declining population. It is widespread across Eurasia, one of eight eagle species in the world's fauna and one of two in Kazakhstan's fauna. It is most often found in floodplains overgrown with reeds and tugai vegetation.
According to the reserve, 800–1000 white-tailed eagles winter in the northern Caspian region. In the Ili River delta, the bird lays eggs in the third decade of February, elsewhere in April. Clutches contain 1 to 4 eggs, most often 2–3.