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PISMENNYI K. 2009. Kiev Region
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31.08.2008 : the same male 9 months ago at the same territory
16.08 : two partners without a young in this year give much attention to each other. The male is approaching the female to ''attack'' her
16.08 : boohm !!! …but just a minute before that she has banished him from this power line pylon
16.08 : 7 minutes later the male gives her the perch again
04.05 : a feather on a branch under the perch at Short-toed Eagles nesting site in the beginning of the season
24.08 : and the empty nest already with a lot of the young’s down – good sign of the successful breeding
24.08 : the male with a snake over his nesting site is looking for the young to feed. His individual character is the silhouette, that reminds the silhouette of an Osprey
09.05 : the Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) is numerous though rather small as a good prey for Short-toed Eagles in Kiev Region
the Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca) is too rare here to be caught often by Short-toed Eagles
the European Adder (Vipera berus) is distributed sporadically and obviously it can be met regularly only in the diet of certain Short-toed Eagles pairs in Kiev Region
the Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) is not too rare in local forests
the Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) is the staple food of Short-toed Eagles because a lot of them live in open wet territories of the Region and they are easy of access. Therefore the Eagles in Kiev Region are more or less connected with wet lands

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