Except…. Just south of Måløy, entering the narrow straight past the towering mountain Hornilen, I was very surprised to hear screams like a child was in agony. Not, thank goodness, but two sea eagles in a dog-fight. Very impressive, and wonderfully near, as they almost hit the top...
Hare-hunting Scythian eagles (Artamonov and Formann 1970, pl. 118) reflect both Greek (Simon and Hirmer 1976, p. 64f.) and Anatolian images (Young 1981, p. 34, fig. 13; Prayon 1987, pl. 25–26) with roots reaching back into the Late Bronze Age (Canby 2002). Yet it is only ...