wedge-tailed eagle

noun

1. a large brown Australian eagle, Aquila audax, having a wedge-shaped tail and a wingspan of 3 m Also calledeaglehawk

Example Sentences

“It was like I was carrying them around with me for years, on my back. When the apology came it was like the weight shifted and I felt light. To me it was like they were set free — dad to return as a red-bellied black snake, and mum to fly away as the wedge-tailed eagle,” a central figure in Aboriginal mythology.

From Washington Post

Meanwhile, up at Wombeyan, a wedge-tailed eagle circles, hoping for a meal.

From Washington Post

In the Australian bush southwest of Sydney, a wedge-tailed eagle is gliding over the paddocks.

From Washington Post

Drama also erupted on the final day of round one voting after a nail-biting three-way tussle between the wedge-tailed eagle, the galah and the willie wagtail came down to a handful of write-in votes.

From The Guardian

Around his neck hangs a necklace, at the end of which flies a wedge-tailed eagle.

From The Guardian