Large images ‹ (July 7, 2012) ‹ PISMENNYI K. 2010 ‹ HoverOverUs • Short-toed-Eagle

01.08 : male Short-toed Eagle has caught a Grass Snake early in the morning

01.08 : Short-toed Eagle pair hunting from perches

01.08 : the best pose for the photographing, but as usually too far

01.08 : after eating a snake Short-toed Eagle is still intent and curious

01.08 : he is ready to fly

01.08 : jump…

01.08 : …and flight

01.08 : gliding…

01.08 : …and looking down

01.08 : sitting on a top of another pylon

01.08 : the male’s circling flight

01.08 : the same flight of the female, both partners have dark type of plumage

07.08 : new Short-toed Eagles’ nest in the Northern-East of Ukraine

26.07 : traditional feathers under perches at the nesting site

22.08 : female Short-toed Eagle has brought a snake to his juvenile

22.08 : the juvenile isn’t at the nest now and the female is obliged to look for it around the nesting site

18.09 : display flight of the male performing for another Short-toed Eagle

29.08 : Short-toed Eagle juvenile is flying at the old nesting site where the protection against martens was set up

29.08 : the juvenile’s secondaries are almost completely bar-less

29.08 : the &#039;&#039;hood&#039;&#039; is dense and reddish-brown, the dark marks are relatively small, blurred and not crosswise

29.08 : it is flying and looking around

29.08 : this old male Short-toed Eagle is being photographed at its hunting and breeding areas regularly