HoverOverUs • Short-toed-Eagle

The final report for the Rufford Small Grants Foundation has been made by Sameh Darawshi as a result of his three years’ work on Short-toed Eagles in the Judean Slopes, Israel /map/:

• Sameh Darawshi, 2009 – The ecology of the Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in the Judean Slopes, Israel. Graduate Thesis Research report to R.S.G with Additional Aspects of Conservation and Education between Three Continents: 17 p. – (En).

Some popular articles (En) about Short-toed Eagles in the Judean plains and about Sameh Darawshi’s researches /map/ can be found on this web-resource:
Air-to-Air Combat between Birds of Prey and The Short-Toed Eagle in British Park.
Please use also the Search to get the information on Short-toed Eagle there.

All four Short-toed Eagles with satellite transmitters are here in Israel /map/. One of them (the male) we know where he is nesting, so hopefully we will get some pictures.

Best regards
Sameh

Just a few words about a section dedicated to the subject of Sameh’s research “Agricultural influences on the ecology of the Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in the Judean slopes” /map/ on The Jerusalem Bird Observatory website.

The section, which can be rated as an independent site, includes such subsections as Gallery, Team, Research, Transmitters & Migration, About me and so on. You can find there notes and many photos illustrating the study development.

Hi! Short-toed Eagles are here. 3 out of 4 S.t.Eagles with satellite transmitters are now here in Israel /map/, the fourth located in Egypt on its way to us!
See migration map of Autumn 06 where 3 eagles wintered in Sudan, one on the borders of Sudan with Chad!

Part with aggregation: You can see here the special phenomenon in my study area /map/, where many Short-toed Eagles flying over one field (aggregation) that is being worked up by a tractor, waiting for the prey (mainly rodents!) to be exposed by the tractor so that they dive quickly on the prey.

Part with Short-toed eagle chasing a rodent: You can see here a Short-toed Eagle chasing a rodent (Gerbil) that has succeeded to get out of a ploughing, and after a relatively long pursuit the Eagle managed to get it.

Catching a rodent: here you can see another part where Short-toed Eagle gets a Field Vole in his talons (you can even hear the rodent screaming).

Attached are some photos of Short-toed Eagles I have taken in the study area /map/ last season, in hand and in nature. Enjoy:

Hi

First I want to bless the creator of this website for such an initiative. As a Short-toed Eagle lover and researcher I think we have here a great opportunity to exchange information and concentrate efforts in loving and understanding this lovely Animal.

My research on the Short-toed Eagle here in Israel /map/ brings a totally new aspects that are different or even contradict what is known about Short-toed Eagle in other places i.e. Aggregation and high rodent content in diet, also highest breeding density in the world.

I have replied positively to the creator of this website’s offer to give some updates on the Short-toed Eagle in my study area.

Hence, I am declaring that some updates would be added from time to time.

Any researcher or any birdwatcher, farmer or a field guy who has seen familiar phenomenon with Short-toed Eagle aggregation in his area is kindley requested to send a report to HoverOverUs • Short-toed-Eagle and to me at the following adress:

sameh.darawshi@mail.huji.ac.il

Best wishes

Sameh Darawshi

This not big text written by Sameh Darawshi represents his project of researching Short-toed Eagles:

• Sameh Darawshi, 2006 – Aggregation, movement dynamics and feeding habits of the Short-toed Snake-Eagle in relation to agricultural activities in the Judean slopes (En) /map/.

This text may be regarded as a preview of the great and long-term research of Short-toed Eagles in the Middle East.