wedge-tailed eagle
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“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
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