JOUBERT B. 2010 ‹ (November 28, 2010) ‹ Photo-galleries

INDICATE THE NEST. The male marks its eyrie: he carries a twig in his beak

INDICATE THE NEST. Angel attitude : the male shows the underside of his wings, for the benefit of any neighbouring Short-toed eagles

INDICATE THE NEST. Angel, with a symbolic twig in its beak

INDICATE THE NEST. The genuflexion: a way to indicate there’s a nest, more discrete than the «angel attitude» (by the female)

INDICATE THE NEST. The genuflexion: a way to indicate there’s a nest, more discrete than the «angel attitude» (by the male)

THREATEN. Defensive posture. The male watches the female – pupils contracted, indicating extreme alertness

THREATEN. Very aggressive attitude: a bulge forms behind the neck

THREATEN. Very aggressive male: neck-bulge. Spread wings. Cries

THREATEN. The male with contracted pupils

THREATEN. Albatross posture. Very aggressive attitude : “broken” wings, tight tail-feathers and tended neck

FIGHT. Male apprehension at its highest. Wings touch the nest. The neck-bulge increases. Pupils are contracted

FIGHT. The fight breaks out. It will last one or two minutes…