Hunting for the Mythic Female Shaman Eagle Featuring the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roslyn M Frank
Keyword(s):  
Visual Imagery ◽  
Narrative Form ◽  
Golden Eagle ◽  
Aquila Chrysaetos ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Geographic Locations ◽  
Bird Of Prey ◽  
Golden Eagles ◽  
And Training

<p>This essay explores different intonations of the episode of the Female Shaman Eagle that is found in European versions of the Bear’s Son tale. It will be shown that a retelling of this episode can be detected in other myths and legends. It has left traces in the myth of Prometheus as summarized in Hesiod, as well as more explicitly in the legends surrounding the Caucasian hero Amirani. Further to the east the episode surfaces in tales recorded among the Tuvan people while evidence for the entrenchment of the episode along with its mythical ramifications in imagery can be identified in Iran. In the pages that follow we discover that the eastern reach of variants of the Bear’s Son tale takes us into Turkey, the Caucasus, south into Iran and even further to the east into the westernmost steppes of Mongolia. In all these geographic locations it is the figure of the Female Shaman Eagle that is highlighted and acquires mythic proportions, not just in narrative form but also as a highly esteemed bird of prey, celebrated in dance and expressed in striking visual imagery. In these materials the eagle in question is regularly identified as a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). In addition, these are zones in which there have been strong traditions of raising and training Golden Eagles as hunting companions</p>

scholarly journals Use of two distant nesting areas as a breeding strategy of Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in Valdres, southeast Norway

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Henning Dunker
Keyword(s):  
Picea Abies ◽  
Breeding Strategy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Golden Eagle ◽  
Aquila Chrysaetos ◽  
Golden Eagles ◽  
Air Space

Sixteen occupied nesting territories of Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos were studied between 2000 and 2020, in the southern part of the valley of Valdres, southeast Norway. Most of the study area consists of rolling hills dominated by spruce Picea abies with numerous clear-cuts. It was concluded that at least six (about 40%) of the eagle pairs in these territories move back and forth between two alternate, distant nesting areas 5.3 km apart (average). In two additional pairs, a second nesting area was considered possible. In the remaining eight, only one nesting area was found. The periods of one nesting area in use varied from 2–19 years, before moving to the other nesting area. This result was supported by panoramic mid-day surveillance of the air space between the two nesting areas during 2014–2020. The maintenance of a second core nesting area is most likely a strategy for moving to a more favourable hunting area and might be initiated by a new mate in the pair. The move might also be influenced by avoidance of a close neighbouring pair. A switch of nesting areas, as indicated by this study, could significantly affect results, when the number of eagle pairs in a certain area is counted.   Cover photo: Golden eagle. Photo: Frode Falkenberg.

scholarly journals Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) breeding in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba

2013 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. 180 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. C. Asselin ◽  
M. S. Scott ◽  
J. Larkin ◽  
C. Artuso
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
National Park ◽  
Nest Density ◽  
Canada Goose ◽  
Golden Eagle ◽  
Aquila Chrysaetos ◽  
Breeding Range ◽  
The North ◽  
Golden Eagles ◽  
Conservation Concern

The North American subspecies of the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is of conservation concern throughout Canada. The species is not currently known to breed in Manitoba. In 2011 and 2012, during the course of surveys in Wapusk National Park of Canada in northeastern Manitoba, seven pairs of Golden Eagles and one sub-adult were observed. The identification of nests in proximity to three pairs, the presence of an adult at one nest, and visible white down feathers on two nests confirm breeding and extend the breeding range of the Golden Eagle into Manitoba, where breeding was previously uncertain. The three occupied nests were 14 km (n = 2) and 31 km (n = 1) from the nearest adjacent occupied nest identified. Foraging on Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) goslings was observed. Further research is needed to determine the overall nest density and the diet of Golden Eagles in northeastern Manitoba.

New insights into population structure of the European golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) revealed by microsatellite analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 128 (3) ◽  
pp. 611-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carina Nebel ◽  
Anita Gamauf ◽  
Elisabeth Haring ◽  
Gernot Segelbacher ◽  
Ülo Väli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Nuclear Dna ◽  
Mitochondrial Control Region ◽  
Golden Eagle ◽  
Aquila Chrysaetos ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Mediterranean Populations ◽  
Golden Eagles ◽  
Mtdna Lineages ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract Connectivity between golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) populations is poorly understood. Field studies exploring natal dispersal suggest that this raptor is a philopatric species, but with the ability to roam far. However, little is known about the population structure of the species in Europe. Our study is based on 14 microsatellite loci and is complemented by new and previously published mitochondrial control region DNA data. The present dataset includes 121 eagles from Scotland, Norway, Finland, Estonia, the Mediterranean and Alpine regions. Our sampling focused on the Alpine and Mediterranean populations because both mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineages found in golden eagles, the Holarctic and the Mediterranean, are known to co-occur there. Cluster analyses of nuclear DNA support a shallow split into northern and southern populations in Europe, similar to the distribution of the two mtDNA lineages, with the Holarctic lineage occurring in the north and the Mediterranean lineage predominating in the south. Additionally, Scotland shows significant differentiation and low relative migration levels that indicate isolation from the mainland populations. Alpine and Mediterranean golden eagles do not show nuclear structure corresponding to divergent mtDNA lineages. This indicates that the presence of northern Holarctic mitochondrial haplotypes in the Alps and the Mediterranean is attributable to past admixture rather than recent long-distance dispersal.

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael N. Kochert ◽  
Karen Steenhof ◽  
Carol L. McIntyre ◽  
Erica H. Craig
Keyword(s):  
Golden Eagle ◽  
Aquila Chrysaetos

scholarly journals Ecological correlates of Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos breeding occurrence in Sardinia

Bird Study ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
M. Di Vittorio ◽  
M. Medda ◽  
G. Sirigu ◽  
L. Luiselli ◽  
G. Manca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Golden Eagle ◽  
Aquila Chrysaetos ◽  
Ecological Correlates

Kleptoparasitism of a Coyote (Canis latrans) by a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in Northwestern Canada

2009 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas S. Jung ◽  
Kristoffer T. Everatt ◽  
Leah M. Andresen-Everatt
Keyword(s):  
Canis Latrans ◽  
Golden Eagle ◽  
Aquila Chrysaetos

scholarly journals The genome sequence of the European golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Dan Mead ◽  
Rob Ogden ◽  
Anna Meredith ◽  
Gabriela Peniche ◽  
Michelle Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Sex Chromosomes ◽  
Genome Assembly ◽  
Golden Eagle ◽  
Aquila Chrysaetos ◽  
Individual Female ◽  
A Genome

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Aquila chrysaetos chrysaetos (the European golden eagle; Chordata; Aves; Accipitridae). The genome sequence is 1.23 gigabases in span. The majority of the assembly is scaffolded into 28 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the W and Z sex chromosomes.

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