Eun

The Eun is a diurnal bird of prey, found mostly in grasslands and open plains. The diet of an Eun is highly variable and reflects their status an opportunistic. It is most often a predator of small mammals such as rodents. Eun hunt from a perch most often, but can vary their hunting techniques where prey and habitat demand it.

The species is blocky and bread in shape. They display sexual dimorphism in size, with the females being up to 25% larger than males.

The cry of the Eun is a two or three second hoarse, rasping scream, that begins at a high pitch and slurs downwards. The Eun frequently vocalises while hunting or soaring, but vocalises loudest and most persistently in defiance or anger, in response to a predator or a rival Eun's intrusion into its territory.

Environmental Adaptation
The Eun is a species which goes through complete triannual physiological change, depending on the season.

In summer, the feathers of an Eun morph to a bright red on the tail and a deep brown on the wings and head. Unlike other species which may shed their protective fur during the summertime, the Eun keeps their feathers. They instead rely on wind to cool them as they fly, meaning they therefore don't often land during summer.

In winter, their feathers don a blue on their body and wings, with a darker blue, almost black, colour on their faces. The winter is when the Eun are most active hunters, so the colour change is said to be used as a camouflage against the blue sky.

Between summer and winter, the Eun is a faded yellow colour on its face and body, with the wings a darker brown colour. This time is considered their rest months, between hunting season in the winter, and flying season in the summer.