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PISMENNYI K. 2009. Kiev Region
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09.08 : young Short-toed Eagle has left the nest, but it doesn’t fly yet
09.08 : ''do you still see me ?''
09.08 : the female has arrived with a Grass Snake in her beak
09.08 : she is seeing the photographer at a distance of 35 m, but has waited for half a minute before getting off the perch
09.08 : this is a male of the same Short-toed Eagles pair circling right after feeding the young
09.08 : his breeding season which started from the beautiful sky dance is approaching to the end for him
09.08 : obliterative colouration makes the young more or less inconspicuous
09.08 : and certainly its shy behaviour helps to stay invisible in crowns of pines
09.08 : flight not high above the ground – the Short-toed Eagle’s feathers are spread as much as possible
16.08 : male of other Short-toed Eagles pair has also noticeably less dark marks on his flanks than the female
16.08 : massive female with a lot of dark marks and with well-marked ''hood''. Good individual character now is the moulting of the primaries of her both wings
24.05 : another male – he may be taken for a female because of his well-defined ''hood'' or ''plastron''. Also its shape is the male’s individual mark, that allows to recognize him from year to year

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