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short-toed snake eagle
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short-toed snake eagle (circaetus gallicus)

They used to be far more common around here a number of years ago, nowadays they are quite rare.
My wife spotted this one circling high over the garden. Unfortunately the sky was quite overcast.
Habitat
aerial, garden
Location
Moirans, Isre, France
Date taken
06 September 2020
Scientific name
circaetus gallicus
Equipment used
canon EOS 90D + canon 400 mm
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A lovely aerial image of this Snake Eagle JJ and given the conditions, captured beautifully guy!
 
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Still the characteristic underside detail is seen very well ... superb spot and shot ... tfs, JJ ...
 
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A beauty of a detailed in flight, lighting and capture JJ, lovely job and many tfs.
 

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