RARE EAGLE SEEN
NATURALISTS EXCITED A golden eagle was seen recently in the Craven dales of Yorkshire, and naturalists became greatly excited. Eagles travel tremendous distances when hunting for food, but naturalists were baffled to account for the presence of this eagle in Yorkshire. First it appeared near Greenhow, and then it was seen in the Kilnsey district by a Leeds rambler, Mr Charles Johnstone, of Harehills. Just after passing Kilnsey CJrag he saw this magnificent bird
swoop down and bear away a rabbit in its talons. The last eagle known in Yorkshire was kept in captivity about 50 years ago at the Tennants’ Arms, Kilnsey. It was taken l'rom a nest on Ben Nevis. It is estimated that there are not more than 12 pairs ot eagles left in the British Isles. They breed in the mountain fastnesses of Northern Scotland.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19958, 16 November 1934, Page 2
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142RARE EAGLE SEEN Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19958, 16 November 1934, Page 2
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