Mostly brown with lighter colored head and breast, and white tail.

Bill and legs pale yellow. Bill smaller, and tail shorter and less pointed tail than the Steller's sea eagle. In fight silhouette of wings is straight.

The Shiretoko peninsula supports one of the densest and most productive breeding populations of White-tailed eagles in the world.

This breeding success and the fact that such a bird of prrrey is a year-round resident reflects the wealth of Shiretoko's four seasons.

Date: February 01, 2006