A long-awaited project to boost the population of golden eagles in the south of Scotland has taken off.
Three young golden eagles have been released into the wild at a secret location in the Moffat Hills.
They were moved from nests in the Highlands where the majority of the birds are usually found.
The translocation project hopes to increase the number of golden eagles in parts of the country where they have become an increasingly rare sight.
Fewer than five breeding pairs exist in the south of Scotland with none in England or Wales.
Iconic bird
The BBC was given exclusive access to see the young birds ahead of them taking flight for the first time in one of the most significant reintroduction projects ever under taken for a large predator.
It is hoped people from the south of Scotland, northern England and even Wales will have the chance to see this iconic bird in the coming months and years.
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