Made friends leave eagle's claw and starling's tail (3,5)

'made friends' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with social activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'leave eagle's claw and starling's tail' is the wordplay.
'leave' becomes 'go' (to go is to depart or leave).
'eagle's claw' becomes 'talon' (I've seen this in another clue).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'tail' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'starling' is 'g'.
'go'+'talon'+'g'='GOT ALONG'

Can you help me to learn more?