Choose a Naturalism Eagle to enter the 2022 Wildlife Poll

As this 2022 Naturalism raptors set is very popular among us and it got forgotten among the 2022 Wildlife releases, I'm doing a little poll to rescue one of them to the main category poll (2nd stage) if needed.
Choose your favorite! This poll will run for 5 days.

Bald eagle


Black-and-white hawk eagle


Harpy eagle


Ornate hawk eagle


Philippine eagle


Steller's sea eagle


Pictures belong to Jolie!

I have a absolutly favourite (as a specie collector) but i think the best look have the Harpy eagle.

Oh this is a hard one... Each one is super in detailing, posture, some even species. Surprisingly, for myself at least, I have to go with the Bald Eagle. Its pose is so natural and I have seen it so many times... though each one of these is superb for sure!

widukind wrote:

I have a absolutly favourite (as a specie collector) but i think the best look have the Harpy eagle.

I know, your favorite is the black and white eagle since it is unique in toy shape. Each collector uses his own criteria to vote and being an unusual species is as valid as any other. I think these figures are all very similar in quality. All clearly from the same artist. As sculpts, those crested ones are more challenging. It is fun to find a reason to vote in a single one.
I know the walking ones are not appreciated due to their pose and the bald eagle is the commonest eagle species in this hobby so a double disadvantage for the bald one.
I think it is a question of hairstyles.

Edit: Oh, Paige love bald ones, I didn't know.

Philippine eagle for me! :)

I am the same as Alain, I think my vote goes to the beautiful Philippine eagle!

Philippine eagle

Roger wrote:

Edit: Oh, Paige love bald ones, I didn't know.

Ha! Maybe its because it is my national symbol or something... I dunno, I do LOVE them all, don't get me wrong. But for some reason seeing that baldie in the walk of a bird trying to intimidate and ward off wolves or coyotes or ravens from a kill so it can snag a piece of it really speaks to my enthusiasm for this set.

I went for the black and white hawk eagle specifically because it’s an entirely new species to toy form, but there truly is no wrong answer here! They’re all amazing works of art.

It's so hard to choose, these raptors are gorgeous, especially in person. Although the harpy eagle is my favorite species of bird ...

I wished this little poll was more participated but I enjoy reading the motivations behind each choice because in terms of quality these figures do not show big difference among them.
That's not my personal vote but maybe the Philippine eagle is the most striking sculpt. It seems the fight will be between this model and the harpy.

Hello, I take advantage of a moment of respite to tell you that, for me, all these models can participate in the contest. why choose just one? The bald eagle can compete in the Woodland category and the others in the Wildlife category. And may the best win !
I take this opportunity to tell you that I was able to leave the hospital and that my life is not in danger. We feared a stroke or a brain tumor, I only have a paralysis of the facial nerve which handicaps me for the moment but I am under treatment. I'm not sure I'll participate much these days because the light tires me and hurts me, which makes reading a book or a screen extremely difficult at the moment.

I totally agree on having all the eagles in the final poll.
Someone said we cannot include all, but all CollectAs, all Safaris, all Papos, etc are there...

Christophe, first of all I'm glad you're recovering.
I'd contact you before opening this poll if you were not  in the hospital. I even considered to open one for the NTC Australian set but contrarily to these eagles, it seems not many people have them yet.
It has not a binding outcome, though, as we forgot to include these during the preliminar choices and the most part of the votes are during the first two days and often people only vote what is listed, these eagles would have any chance if they were included later on it. So, I decided to open this "extra" poll to rescue at least one of them to the next stage.I don't think it is a good idea to include them all since people will split the votes among them while it has much bigger chances of performing well if we use a single one and only one can win.
I know the bald eagle is supposedly a woodland figure and maybe we could join the winner to the wildlife poll and the bald eagle to the woodland regardless of the performance.

Kikimalou wrote:

Hello, I take advantage of a moment of respite to tell you that, for me, all these models can participate in the contest. why choose just one? The bald eagle can compete in the Woodland category and the others in the Wildlife category. And may the best win !
I take this opportunity to tell you that I was able to leave the hospital and that my life is not in danger. We feared a stroke or a brain tumor, I only have a paralysis of the facial nerve which handicaps me for the moment but I am under treatment. I'm not sure I'll participate much these days because the light tires me and hurts me, which makes reading a book or a screen extremely difficult at the moment.

oh goodness, I am glad to hear that you are out of the hospital and it was not as serious as you may have thought Christophe! that is a blessing!
wishing you a calm peaceful recovery to perfect health!

I only want to clear up that this poll is not to choose one of the figures to the preliminar choices of the Wildlife category.
Naturally all of them should have participated if we had not forgotten to include them on it.
The idea is to rescue one of these figures to join the top 10 which will result from the preliminar choices for Wildlife category poll that will start on Saturday 18th and determine the STS 2022 Wildlife figure of the year.
Subsequently, the winner of the category will get to the grand final poll and this is just a way to give a chance to these popular figures.

Roger wrote:

widukind wrote:

I have a absolutly favourite (as a specie collector) but i think the best look have the Harpy eagle.

I know, your favorite is the black and white eagle since it is unique in toy shape. Each collector uses his own criteria to vote and being an unusual species is as valid as any other. I think these figures are all very similar in quality. All clearly from the same artist. As sculpts, those crested ones are more challenging. It is fun to find a reason to vote in a single one.
I know the walking ones are not appreciated due to their pose and the bald eagle is the commonest eagle species in this hobby so a double disadvantage for the bald one.
I think it is a question of hairstyles.

Edit: Oh, Paige love bald ones, I didn't know.

You are absolutely right

This poll is ending in 6 hours contrariily to what is announced on it. So, if you want to vote your change your choice you still have some time to do it now.
Who voted the bald eagle can change the vote because it wiill enter the Woodland category poll regardless of the results. From the other 5 models, only the winner will join the Wildlife category poll.

Winner is the Philippine Eagle which will join the poll for the 2022 Wildlife figure of the year! Thanks to everyone who voted.
The bald eagle will be included into the Woodland category.