SKEETER A, SIMON A, MOROZ V, PISMENNYI K. 2011-2014 ‹ (September 25, 2014) ‹ Photo-galleries

19.07.11 : a pair of Short-toed Eagles at a region of the breeding site discovered afterwards / by A. Skeeter

01.07.12 : judging by the plumage, the same male Short-toed Eagle at the same place flying with prey in his beak / by A. Skeeter

02.08 : the nest had been built in the

02.08 : a sight to the nesting tree from the ground under adult Short-toed Eagles&#039; perches / by A. Skeeter

09.08 : often its beak is open for thermoregulation / by A. Skeeter

09.09 : remains of the Short-toed Eagles&#039; pellets found under one of their perches / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : the juvenile is loudly crying in flight; it has seen one of its parents approaching with prey / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : as it turn out, it was the male; he is soaring and move upwards after quick giving a snake to the young / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : the look of an inveterate predator / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : a typically coloured Short-toed Eagle male / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : the juvenile got prey at the nest and now has left it too; the snake is in the eagle&#039;s crop / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : the young eagle continued to loudly cry until it has attracted attention of a Sparrow Hawk (Accipiter nisus) / by A. Simon

09.09 : the Hawk&#039;s attack / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : the skills of complicated maneuvers are honed / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : a flash in the bright sunlight / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : more the bright flashes / by A. Simon

09.09 : the juvenile Short-toed Eagle tries to not lose sight of its pursuer / by A. Simon

09.09 : an approach / by V. Moroz

09.09 : it is difficult to find more efficient trainer in our avifauna / by V. Moroz

09.09 : such the maneuver has yet not been worked at / by V. Moroz

09.09 : the juvenile&#039;s colouration is typical, not too pale, not too spotted / by V. Moroz

09.09 : the back edge of the wings is almost ideal and replicate the front one; this is a sign of all juveniles / by V. Moroz

09.09 : it looks like the young Short-toed Eagle absolutely disregards observers / by V. Moroz

09.09 : but it is carefully looking around / by V. Moroz

09.09 : backlighting / by A. Simon

09.09 : the look at the danger / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : while the juvenile is maneuvering its plumage is under high loading / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : sliding down / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : perching on / flying off, not first for that day; it also seems to be some kind of training / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : high pines and the witch&#039;s broom with this year&#039;s nest / by V. Moroz

09.09 : the adult Short-toed Eagles still use the broom for transferring prey to the juvenile / by V. Moroz

09.09 : the male Short-toed Eagle flies from the breeding site towards hunting grounds / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : the nesting tree and the neighbour pines used as perches by the juvenile / by K. Pismennyi

09.09 : the nest has very solid foundation provided by the tangle of branches / by V. Moroz

09.09 : wet meadows are typical hunting territories of Short-toed Eagles in the region / by K. Pismennyi