I wanted to draw a bird of prey. So I looked up which birds of prey are endangered and found this beauty. Ballpoint pen on paper.

1. Animal: Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi)
- The Philippine Eagle is considered to be one of the largest and most powerful among forest raptors. They are also listed as critically endangered with an estimated number of only 400 pairs left in the wild.

- It only lays a single egg every two years. They wait for their offspring to make it on their own (usually within two years) before producing another offspring.

- Philippine Eagles are diurnal, which means they hunt, fly, build nests, participate in courtship activities and otherwise go about their business during daytime hours. They rest at night. Despite their large size, these eagles tend to be fast and agile in the air, which helps make them very successful hunters.

- Philippine Eagles do eat monkeys, but they also prey on a whole host of animals, both large and small. They have been known to hunt bats, civets, flying squirrels, and macaques. They also eat birds, including other birds of prey, snakes and lizards. The diet of a Philippine Eagle varies depending on the island it lives on.

- As the species on top of the food chain, the Philippine eagle has a crucial role to play in keeping the gentle balance of the ecosystem in check. It helps naturally regulate species population and provide an umbrella of protection to all other life forms in its territory.

2. Why they are endangered?
Sadly, the Philippine Eagle holds the title for being one of the most endangered raptors in the world. They are under threat from declining and fragmented habitat, through commercial timber extraction, expanding agriculture, mining operations, uncontrolled hunting, pesticide accumulation, and also severe weather events, such as Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.