Golden Eagle (chrysaetos), juvenile male T-Shirt
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos chrysaetos). Presenting, the National Bird of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, also, the National Bird of Scotland, the National Bird of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the National Bird of the Republic of Albania. The male you're regarding is young; about 12 months in age. This superb raptor has a vast territorial range containing millions of square miles or kilometers, spanning 2 continents. For this post, I list their homelands in the great dominions of Central Asia and further West, where Europe begins: Mongolia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Central Siberian Plain and West in the Russian Federation, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Belarus, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, and the Republic of Bulgaria. The evolutionary journey of this Eagle has been traced to the fourth quarter of the Messinian Age, a passage of Time from 7,246,005 - 5,333,005 years ago. This was the last of 6 stages of the greater Miocene Epoch. This considerable prehistoric era developed between 23,800,000 - 23,300,000 years ago, lasting until 5,333,005 years in the distant past. The bird you're admiring represents 1 of 6 subspecies allied to the taxa, Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos).
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