The harpy eagle is one of the largest eagles—with a wingspan of 6.5 feet, rear talons up to 4 inches long, and a weight of 9-20 pounds. The female is twice the size of the male. This magnificent predator has legs as thick as human wrists. It feeds on sloths, two-foot-long howler monkeys, armadillos, and baby deer. The harpy spends two years raising just one chick, and the species is threatened by severe habitat loss and other human-related activity.”/uploads/fc406612-5785-4fe8-a0d4-5fb9a6137b34.jpe” />

With their sleek, monochrome bodies, ferocious eyes, and exuberant facial feathers resembling avian pigtails, harpy eagles—one of the world’s largest eagle species—often are ranked among the planet’s most spectacular birds and at the top of many birders’ lists. Their talons, capable of snatching a grown sloth from a tree, can be larger than a grizzly bear’s claw, and females can weigh about 24 pounds. “They look like an animal from a fantasy book,” Miranda says.

Harpy eagles are now mainly found in the Amazon rainforest, where tree cutting for ranching is eating away at their habitat. Conservationists hope ranchers will limit clearing if they make enough money from tourists who pay to see eagles in their nests from towers

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/04/saving-worlds-largest-eagle/

PermeateFree said:

The harpy eagle is one of the largest eagles—with a wingspan of 6.5 feet, rear talons up to 4 inches long, and a weight of 9-20 pounds. The female is twice the size of the male. This magnificent predator has legs as thick as human wrists. It feeds on sloths, two-foot-long howler monkeys, armadillos, and baby deer. The harpy spends two years raising just one chick, and the species is threatened by severe habitat loss and other human-related activity.”/uploads/fc406612-5785-4fe8-a0d4-5fb9a6137b34.jpe” />

With their sleek, monochrome bodies, ferocious eyes, and exuberant facial feathers resembling avian pigtails, harpy eagles—one of the world’s largest eagle species—often are ranked among the planet’s most spectacular birds and at the top of many birders’ lists. Their talons, capable of snatching a grown sloth from a tree, can be larger than a grizzly bear’s claw, and females can weigh about 24 pounds. “They look like an animal from a fantasy book,” Miranda says.

Harpy eagles are now mainly found in the Amazon rainforest, where tree cutting for ranching is eating away at their habitat. Conservationists hope ranchers will limit clearing if they make enough money from tourists who pay to see eagles in their nests from towers

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/04/saving-worlds-largest-eagle/

National Geographic don’t like people copying their photos, so you will need to click on their link to see them, it is certainly worth doing so as the Harpy is a most impressive bird.

PermeateFree said:

The harpy eagle is one of the largest eagles—with a wingspan of 6.5 feet, rear talons up to 4 inches long, and a weight of 9-20 pounds. The female is twice the size of the male. This magnificent predator has legs as thick as human wrists. It feeds on sloths, two-foot-long howler monkeys, armadillos, and baby deer. The harpy spends two years raising just one chick, and the species is threatened by severe habitat loss and other human-related activity.”/uploads/fc406612-5785-4fe8-a0d4-5fb9a6137b34.jpe” />

With their sleek, monochrome bodies, ferocious eyes, and exuberant facial feathers resembling avian pigtails, harpy eagles—one of the world’s largest eagle species—often are ranked among the planet’s most spectacular birds and at the top of many birders’ lists. Their talons, capable of snatching a grown sloth from a tree, can be larger than a grizzly bear’s claw, and females can weigh about 24 pounds. “They look like an animal from a fantasy book,” Miranda says.

Harpy eagles are now mainly found in the Amazon rainforest, where tree cutting for ranching is eating away at their habitat. Conservationists hope ranchers will limit clearing if they make enough money from tourists who pay to see eagles in their nests from towers

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/04/saving-worlds-largest-eagle/

> The female is twice the size of the male.

Well, I certainly didn’t expect that.

> The powerful raptors once lived from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, but since the 1800s their range has shrunk by more than 40 percent and is now limited mostly to the Amazon

The Amazon is still a rather large area. A lot has happened in central America since then.

> Now, waist-high in latte brown water, I find myself stumbling over submerged logs, ducking under ant-teeming briars, and pushing through sticky curtains of spiderwebs—following a trail blazed by Brazilian biologist Everton Miranda. One expensive camera has already gone belly-up after field assistant Edson Oliveira face-planted into an engorged puddle, and a wasp sting on photographer Karine Aigner’s forearm has ballooned into a welt the size and color of a plump tomato.

Ouch. Is this supposed to become a tourist attraction?

mollwollfumble said:

PermeateFree said:

The harpy eagle is one of the largest eagles—with a wingspan of 6.5 feet, rear talons up to 4 inches long, and a weight of 9-20 pounds. The female is twice the size of the male. This magnificent predator has legs as thick as human wrists. It feeds on sloths, two-foot-long howler monkeys, armadillos, and baby deer. The harpy spends two years raising just one chick, and the species is threatened by severe habitat loss and other human-related activity.”/uploads/fc406612-5785-4fe8-a0d4-5fb9a6137b34.jpe” />

With their sleek, monochrome bodies, ferocious eyes, and exuberant facial feathers resembling avian pigtails, harpy eagles—one of the world’s largest eagle species—often are ranked among the planet’s most spectacular birds and at the top of many birders’ lists. Their talons, capable of snatching a grown sloth from a tree, can be larger than a grizzly bear’s claw, and females can weigh about 24 pounds. “They look like an animal from a fantasy book,” Miranda says.

Harpy eagles are now mainly found in the Amazon rainforest, where tree cutting for ranching is eating away at their habitat. Conservationists hope ranchers will limit clearing if they make enough money from tourists who pay to see eagles in their nests from towers

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/04/saving-worlds-largest-eagle/

> The female is twice the size of the male.

Well, I certainly didn’t expect that.

> The powerful raptors once lived from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, but since the 1800s their range has shrunk by more than 40 percent and is now limited mostly to the Amazon

The Amazon is still a rather large area. A lot has happened in central America since then.

> Now, waist-high in latte brown water, I find myself stumbling over submerged logs, ducking under ant-teeming briars, and pushing through sticky curtains of spiderwebs—following a trail blazed by Brazilian biologist Everton Miranda. One expensive camera has already gone belly-up after field assistant Edson Oliveira face-planted into an engorged puddle, and a wasp sting on photographer Karine Aigner’s forearm has ballooned into a welt the size and color of a plump tomato.

Ouch. Is this supposed to become a tourist attraction?

The tourists will be viewing from towers created on cleared land. Presumably complete with airstrip for easy access.
Wonder how many cash strapped farmers will find the money for all that?