Mya-Rose Craig presents the white-tailed eagle on Tweet of the Day
They may be our largest raptors, with a vast ‘barn door’ silhouette in the air, but white-tailed eagles are not above scavenging, especially in winter. Young birds couldn’t survive without carrion and often find it by following groups of crows, buzzards or red kites. Sadly, feeding from bird carcasses puts them at risk of avian influenza (bird flu) and several of these mighty eagles have succumbed.