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12 unusual facts about Golden Eagle


Eagle strategy

Eagle strategy is a search strategy for solving nonlinear optimization problems, and this strategy was developed by Xin-she Yang and Suash Deb, based on the foraging behaviour of eagle species such as Golden Eagles.

Evgeny Sidikhin

2004 - Golden Eagle (Zolotoi Oryol) for the best male role in the TV series The Cab Driver

Georgios Petrakis

These activities allowed Petrakogiorgis to demonstrate his leadership and military skills, earning himself the nickname "the eagle of Psiloritis".

Golden Eagle Band

In 1972, the unit finally changed its name to the Golden Eagle Band.

Haweswater Reservoir

The Haweswater valley is the only place in England where Golden Eagles nest, or at least used to nest.

Kresta I-class cruiser

Kresta I class cruiser is a Soviet cruiser class, the Soviet designation was Project 1134 Berkut (Golden Eagle).

Kresta II-class cruiser

The Kresta II Class, Soviet Designation Project 1134A, Berkut A (Golden Eagle) were Soviet guided missile cruisers of the Cold War.

Land of No Return

Zak, along with Caesar (a Golden Eagle), and Romulus (a wolf), board his personal plane in Denver for the flight to Burbank, but en route at night over the Utah wastelands they encounter a sudden blizzard.

Ridgewood Ranch

It contains some rare vernal pools and provides habitat to a number of native species, including the Golden Eagle and California Mountain Lion.

Rock Valley College

The Golden Eagles compete in NJCAA Division III in volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis and golf.

United States v. Dion

The Eagle Protection Act, by its express terms, made it a federal offense to hunt bald or golden eagles anywhere within the United States unless provided a permit by the Secretary of the Interior.

Woodward, Oklahoma

Two months later the proclamation admitting Oklahoma as a state was signed by Theodore Roosevelt with the quill from an American Golden Eagle captured near Woodward.


Catcleugh Reservoir

Osprey are known to have used this site for roosting; buzzards are regular visitors, and there are occasional records of golden eagle.

Desolation Wilderness

There are also a variety of mountain birds like the Steller's Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Mountain Chickadee, Sooty Grouse, Mountain Bluebird, American Dipper, occasional Golden Eagle, and others.

Dunmaglass, Scotland

Scottish Natural Heritage and the John Muir Trust objected to the proposal, referring to the potential effects on the local golden eagle population.

Lake Balkhash

Balkhash is also the habitat of 120 types of bird, including cormorants, Marbled Teal, pheasants, golden eagle and great egret; 12 of those are endangered, including White Pelican, Dalmatian Pelican, spoonbill, whooper and erne.

Maramureș

The heavy forested mountains sustain many protected species of plants, such as yew (Taxus baccata), larch (Larix decidua), Swiss pine (Pinus cembra), edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum); and animals, such as lynx (Lynx lynx), chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), alpine marmot (Marmota marmota), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), and capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus).

Mount Kedros

Kedros grows endemic or rare flowers such as tulips, anemones, corn marigolds, turban buttercups, tassel hyacinths, orchids, etc., and provides ideal conditions for the nesting of falcons as well as larger birds of prey such as griffon vultures, golden eagles and Bonelli's eagles.

Old Woman Mountains

Numerous raptor species are likely to be found in the area; including prairie falcons, red-tailed hawks, golden eagles, Cooper's hawks, American kestrels, as well as several species of owls.

Pontic Mountains

The region is home to Eurasian wildlife such as the Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Golden Eagle, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Caucasian Black Grouse, Red-fronted Serin, and Wallcreeper.

Red-shouldered Hawk

Non-nesting adults, being a fairly large and powerful predator, have fewer natural predators, but (both during and after the breeding season) they may be predated by Great Horned Owls, Red-tailed Hawks, Barred Owls, Peregrine Falcons, Prairie Falcons, and Bald and Golden Eagles.

Sierra de San Pedro Mártir National Park

The park is also home to many avian species like: Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle, Falcon, Woodpecker, Black Vulture, Crow, several species of Sittidae.

Snowy Owl

They also compete directly for lemmings and other prey with several predators, including Rough-legged Hawks, Golden Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Gyrfalcons, jaegers, Glaucous Gulls, Short-eared Owls, Great Horned Owls, Eurasian Eagle Owls, Common Ravens, wolves, arctic foxes, and ermine.

Tawny Owl

Predators of the Tawny Owl include large birds such as Ural and Eagle Owls, Northern Goshawks, Golden Eagles, and Common Buzzards.