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PISMENNYI K. 2012. Northern Ukraine
25.03 (1) A: the first Short-toed Eagle recorded this year
25.03 (3) A: as usually in the very beginning of the season all big feathers are at their places
25.03 (2) A: it looks like a male and hunts at hunting areas of the B11 male (bird B in the 2011 gallery); also his 5th left and 7th right primaries look old, like B11's ones should be... however, it is not him
07.04 (1) L11: some females, like this one, have very characteristic appearance (general silhouette, colouration, shape of head and neck), which allows to recognise them regularly
22.04 (1) A11: another easily recognizable old female; she is dark and spotted very much and looks mighty in general; her 7th left primary is in bad condition, it hadn’t been renewed during the season 2011
22.04 (2) B11: her partner, male B 2011, approaches and looks at me
22.04 (3) B11: he begins to distend his feathers; 7th right primary looks not well, it had been changed almost 2 years ago
22.04 (4) B11: also he shows his claws; it looks like a demonstration of discontent, but to whom?
22.04 (5) B11: this is his the most expressive pose; the 5th left primary looks greyish and new, although its moulting wasn’t observed during season 2011, it had been absent only in August 2010; was it changed during wintering?
29.04 (1) B: this Short-toed Eagle seems to be an adult female; although it has not been seen at this hunting area in previous years
06.05 (1) F11: it is very probable that this female occupies the same nesting site during last 7 years
06.05 (2) G11: also it seems she has not changed the partner - the same male brings prey

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