![An encounter with a wedge-tailed eagle filled me with awe and a sense of danger | Australian bird of the year (2021) | The Guardian An encounter with a wedge-tailed eagle filled me with awe and a sense of danger | Australian bird of the year (2021) | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a69bb752000c7ab3e5f1b88ee9ed01e90184e198/0_252_3784_2271/master/3784.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=54c5d1790c4f571c3c32b91ce293df92)
An encounter with a wedge-tailed eagle filled me with awe and a sense of danger | Australian bird of the year (2021) | The Guardian
![Who would win in a fight between a wedge-tailed eagle and a bald eagle? It's a close call for two nationally revered birds Who would win in a fight between a wedge-tailed eagle and a bald eagle? It's a close call for two nationally revered birds](https://images.theconversation.com/files/417995/original/file-20210826-23-1xbv48d.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=47%2C41%2C3892%2C1916&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop)
Who would win in a fight between a wedge-tailed eagle and a bald eagle? It's a close call for two nationally revered birds
Shane Christensen Sculptor - Australian Wedge Tailed Eagle. The Eagle is often used as a symbol for a person of high status or that of a leader, flying well above all others.
![Australian Geographic on Twitter: "If you've ever questioned the audacity of an Australian magpie, you need only to look at this image of one attempting to dive bomb a wedge-tailed eagle: https://t.co/lwbbhmp5xs Australian Geographic on Twitter: "If you've ever questioned the audacity of an Australian magpie, you need only to look at this image of one attempting to dive bomb a wedge-tailed eagle: https://t.co/lwbbhmp5xs](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkHHHLgU8AAf2kH.jpg)