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Birds of Prey, White-Tailed Eagle
Birds of Prey first day cover produced in association with the International Centre for Birds of Prey featuring the se-tenant strip of five stamps and the ICBP's White-Tailed Eagle on the cover design. Newent, Gloucestershire first day of issue postmark 04.04.2019, which is where the International Birds of Prey Centre is located.
White-Tailed Eagle
This very large eagle catches fish or sea birds with a low, slow approach, dropping its feet into the water to snatch the prey and then taking it to shore. These eagles were persecuted to extinction by 1918, but in 1975 a release programme was started on Rùm in Scotland. The population in Scotland is now around 60 breeding pairs, with over 200 adult birds. Since eagles readily feed on carrion, they get blamed for killing animals they are unlikely to kill. The financial benefit to Scotland from tourists coming to photograph these birds is approximately £5 million a year.
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