Have you experienced the magestic seaeagle? A high prosentage of the worlds population of seaeagles are in Northern Norway. It is a wonderful animal, the eagle and more of the sealife in Lofoten can be enjoyed on board the Zodiac from Henningsvær.Facts about the seaeagle
A fully grown up sea eagle can have a wingspan up to 2.5 meters… -The tail is dark brown at birth, but after 5-6 years becomes white. -Normally they lay two eggs each year, but they often raise only one offspring. -They can live to over 30 years old. -Sea eagles mate for life. -They sometimes take a “year off” from breeding, usually when food is scarce. -It is the largest bird of prey in Norway. -Mostly the eagles feed on fish, but they also eat small animals. -Norway has exported sea eagles to Ireland and Scotland. -They can be up to one meter tall. -Both the female and the male incubate the eggs. -Norway has the largest population of sea eagles in the world. -Half the world’s sea eagles are believed to live in Norway and half of those live along the coast of Nordland County. -Their head and chest plumage becomes lighter the older they get. |