No other bird in Kamchatka can rival with Steller's sea eagle in beauty and majesty. This relict predator inhabits both coasts of the peninsula. Its disproportionately large beak and monstrous claws can cause lethal wounds to a deer or a sheep; however, they are mostly used to catch salmon. The Steller's sea eagle is one of the biggest Russian birds, its wings stretch up to 2,5 meters, and it has enormous nests.
In the Kronotsky Park a very old nest was found, its height reaches nearly two meters! The eagles loyally used the nest for years, renovating and expanding it, until the Erman birch which held this "aerodrome" finally cracked. An eagle usually lays two eggs, but only one of the two survives. The Steller's sea eagle is very cautious and protective of his privacy. Kamchatka is the only place on Earth where these eagles reside. The eagle's population (over 4,000 birds with a 1,000 nesting pairs on the peninsula) is relatively stable and this status can be maintained as long as unless the human beings don't start their "victorious" march across wild Kamchatka.