Note its buteo flight with very long rounded wings. Legs are feathered to the toes. The call is a set of rapid sharp chips. Like most eagles it also eats carrion and will feed on dead lambs. This practice has caused farmers to suspect that the eagle actually killed the lamb, which it is capable of doing but rarely does so.
Eagles sometimes resort to hunting in pairs.
The birds mate for life. They build a nest of sticks in a high inaccessible spot, either on a ledge or a tree. The nest site, or eyrie, is often reused over many years. A clutch of two eggs is the norm. The eggs are dull white flecked and spotted with red brown and grey.