erne
White-tailed hunter
An erne is a large eagle, especially the white-tailed eagle or the golden eagle.
The word is archaic or literary, surviving mainly in crossword puzzles and nature writing: The erne circled above the Scottish loch.
Also spelled ern.
Without hair on head
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- raptorHunting bird with talons
- talonsHooked bird claws
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
plumage · beak · feathers · nesting · cliffs · coastal · breeding · territorial
Animal being hunted
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- swoopRapid downward plunge
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- talonsHooked bird claws
capture · hunt · scavenge · carrion · sharp-eyed · perch · ambush · strike
bald
Without hair on head
wingspan · plumage · beak · feathers · nesting · cliffs · coastal · breeding · territorial · migration
prey
Animal being hunted
talons · capture · hunt · scavenge · carrion · sharp-eyed · perch · ambush · strike · catch
coastal
Of the shoreline
estuary · loch · fjord · headland · crag · seashore · rookery · wetlands · tundra
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
updraft · circling · altitude · airborne · drift · hover · wind · ascend · lift · effortless