Britain’s rarest bird has been pictured skillfully plucking a fish from the surface of the sea.
There are thought to be just 150 white tailed eagle pairs in the UK after they were reintroduced 50 years ago.
Before that the last known white-tailed eagle had been shot and killed in 1918.
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John Rowley was lucky enough to see a family of the majestic birds hunting on the Isle of Mull.
The finance officer from Birmingham was aboard a boat on Loch Tuath when the breathtaking encounter occurred.
“It was magical,” he told, What’s The Jam.
“There was an adult and a juvenile.
“To see them fishing was spectacular.
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“They are incredibly powerful birds.
“It is a wonderful place for otters, golden eagles, dolphins and much more.
“It’s beautiful up here.
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“Mull is a stronghold for white tailed eagles.
“They were extinct in Britain for many years.”
White-tailed eagles are Britain’s biggest birds.
Their enormous size and broad, almost rectangular wings have earned them the nickname of the flying barn door.
They mate for life and are very faithful to their nest site, usually on a cliff ledge or in a large tree.
Pairs add material, like twigs and grass, to their nest each breeding season and as a result nests can reach up to six-feet wide – about the size of a double bed.
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