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White-tailed Sea-Eagle   Haliaeetus albicilla   Ojiro-washi

A year-round resident, several pairs also breed in the Okhotsk region. Since their main diet is fish, many can be seen around bodies of water along the seacoast, especially Tofutsu Lake and Abashiri Lake. The individual in the photo is one of a pair that resides at Tofutsu Lake and is probably quite old. Their tails turn pure white as an adult, and as they age, the plumage around the head gradually turns white, making them look rather dignified. They are much larger than the omnipresent Black Kite. We feel great pride at being able to see such magnificent eagles nearby.

Tofutsu Lake, 22 February 2001	Male adult in flight carrying a fish in its talons (Abashiri Lake, 12 December 2001)
Juvenile (Abashiri Lake, 12 December 2001)
	Breeding pair. They copulated here earlier in the morning and stayed on this branch for hours afterwards, fending off harassment from a crow as well, and flying away finally on their own accord around 3:00 p.m. (Tofutsu Lake, 22 February 2009; photo: DB)