• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Where premium quality meets exceptional value. ZEISS Conquest HDX.
Booted Eagle - Dark Form
sdaly

Booted Eagle - Dark Form (Hieraaetus pennatus)

Dark forms of our smallest European eagle, the Booted Eagle are not seen so often as the 'classic' paler form. This can cause ID problems for some and like all raptors diving or chasing prey, their wing shape alters dramatically! With Booted Eagles their 'headlights' or 'landing lights', two white spots where the wing meets the body, are usually the quickest way to ID darker birds.
Click to expand...
Habitat
Open Farmland
Location
Andalucia, Spain
Date taken
June 2009
Scientific name
Hieraaetus pennatus
Equipment used
Canon 50D +Canon 400L f5.6
Steve G
Very nice image!

It brings back fond memories from some years ago when we found a mixed pair of light/dark phase Booted Eagles nesting in a large tree in the grounds of a derelict hotel on the edge of the Arrocampo reservoir east of Monfrague in Caceres (I think the image of this dark phase bird is still in Opus).

I used to dream of winning the lottery & buying that place!!! ;)
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
sdaly
Date added
View count
368
Comment count
3

Share this media

Back
Top