An Australian Wedge Tailed Eagle is put on display as part of the birds of prey exhibit at the St Ives Medieval Fair in Sydney, one of the largest of its kind in Australia, September 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed 

A Wedge-tailed Eagle from Sydney's Taronga Zoo, named Nonami, perches on the hand of the zoo's Animal Presentation Unit Supervisor, Matt Kettle, after a training flight December 16, 2008. The four-year-old eagle has almost completed her outdoor flight training after being donated to the zoo from a private breeder. Wedge-tailed Eagles are Australia's largest bird of prey. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA) 

A Wedge-tailed Eagle from Sydney's Taronga Zoo, named Nonami, looks at the zoo's Animal Presentation Unit Supervisor, Matt Kettle, after a training flight December 16, 2008. The four-year-old eagle has almost completed her outdoor flight training after being donated to the zoo from a private breeder. Wedge-tailed Eagles are Australia's largest bird of prey. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA) 

A Wedge-tailed Eagle from Sydney's Taronga Zoo, named Nonami, perches on the hand of the zoo's Animal Presentation Unit Supervisor, Matt Kettle, after a training flight December 16, 2008. The four-year-old eagle has almost completed her outdoor flight training after being donated to the zoo from a private breeder. Wedge-tailed Eagles are Australia's largest bird of prey. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA) 

A Wedge-tailed Eagle from Sydney's Taronga Zoo, named Nonami (L), is chased by a magpie during a training flight December 16, 2008. The four-year-old eagle has almost completed her outdoor flight training after being dontated to the zoo from a private breeder. Wedge-tailed Eagles are Australia's largest bird of prey. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA) 

A Wedge-tailed Eagle from Sydney's Taronga Zoo, named Nonami, makes a training flight December 16, 2008. The four-year-old eagle has almost completed her outdoor flight training after being donated to the zoo from a private breeder. Wedge-tailed Eagles are Australia's largest bird of prey. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA) 

A wedge-tailed eagle flies over head during a bird show at Sydney's Taronga Zoo December 7, 2007. With a wing span of up to 2.5 metres (8 feet) the wedge-tailed eagle is Australia's largest bird of prey and can be found in most parts of the country. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA) 

Britain's Prince Charles waves as he stands in front of a wedge-tailed eagle during a birds of prey demonstration in Alice Springs, Australia. Britain's Prince Charles waves his hat as he stands in front of a wedge-tailed eagle during a birds of prey demonstration in front of the Macdonnell Ranges at the Desert Park in Alice Springs March 2, 2005. Charles is visiting Australia for a one-week tour, including a visit to the outback town of Alice Springs, then Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. REUTERS/Russell Boyce 

Britain's Prince Charles stands in front of a wedge-tailed eagle during a birds of prey demonstration in Alice Springs. Britain's Prince Charles stands in front of a wedge-tailed eagle during a birds of prey demonstration in front of the Macdonnell Ranges at the Desert Park in Alice Springs, 2000 km (1,200 miles) northwest of Sydney, March 2, 2005. Charles is visiting Australia on a one-week tour that includes a visit to the outback town of Alice Springs, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. REUTERS/David Gray 

Keeper Tony Gordon hands a rat to an endangered Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle during a feeding demonstration at the Billabong Sanctuary in Townsville August 20. The bird was brought to the park after it was found by the side of the road suffering from a broken wing and as a result, has become completely reliant upon hand-feeding as the only means of obtaining food. ??» 

An endangered Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle holds a rat in its beak during a feeding demonstration at the Billabong Sanctuary in Townsville August 20. The bird was brought to the park after it was found by the side of the road suffering from a broken wing and as a result, has become completely reliant upon hand-feeding as the the only means of obtaining food.
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Keeper Tony Gordon hands a rat to an endangered Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle during a feeding demonstration at the Billabong Sanctuary in Townsville August 20. The bird was brought to the park after it was found by the side of the road suffering from a broken wing and as a result, has become completely reliant upon hand-feeding as the only means of obtaining food.

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Overlooking the Sydney Opera House and harbour, Animal Handler Mathew Kettle holds aloft an Australian wedge-tailed eagle as part of the Free Flight Bird Show at Taronga Zoo September 19. The show features many species of birds flying free to demonstrate their mastery of the air within metres of the audience. 

Overlooking the Sydney Opera House and harbour, Animal Handler Mathew Kettle holds aloft an Australian wedge-tailed eagle as part of the Free Flight Bird Show at Taronga Zoo September 19. The show features many species of birds flying free to demonstrate their mastery of the air within metres of the audience.

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