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White-bellied Sea Eagle in battling a crow

on 11th December 2009

“In response to the posting on the White-bellied Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) being mobbed by six crows, I would like to share a similar event that I watched on 30th January 2007. The location was Gunung Rapat in Ipoh. This location is fairly inland but have seen White-bellied Sea-eagle intermittently near the limestone hills.

“My wife and I were watching a serpent eagle circling high up when suddenly an aerial battle between a crow and a juvenile White-bellied Sea-eagle intervened. The crow was the primary aggressor. It flew in and nipped the right wing of the eagle (above). It then continued to chase the eagle with further attempts at damage.

“The battle continued for close to 10 minutes with many positions taken by the eagle as can be seen in the shots above. Felt almost like a “kung fu” battle at times.

“The crow won the battle, possibly because it was protecting a nest or the eagle was too young to adequately retaliate. Wish we had a video!

“As we were watching near a road, quite a few passersby stopped to ask what we were watching and to join in.”

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
27th November 2009

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YC Wee

Dr Wee played a significant role as a green advocate in Singapore through his extensive involvement in various organizations and committees: as Secretary and Chairman for the Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch), and with the Nature Society (Singapore) as founding President (1978-1995). He has also served in the Nature Reserve Board (1987-1989), Nature Reserves Committee (1990-1996), National Council on the Environment/Singapore Environment Council (1992-1996), Work-Group on Nature Conservation (1992) and Inter-Varsity Council on the Environment (1995-1997). He is Patron of the Singapore Gardening Society and was appointed Honorary Museum Associate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) in 2012. In 2005, Dr Wee started the Bird Ecology Study Group. With more than 6,000 entries, the website has become a valuable resource consulted by students, birdwatchers and researchers locally and internationally. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not represent those of LKCNHM, the National University of Singapore or its affiliated institutions.

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