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Short-toed Eagle swallowing a snake? Today Sep 2018 SE France (1 Viewer)
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FergusJBend
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Yup. I have seen this a few times. They usually seem to carry the prey in the bill rather than in the talons - perhaps as a precaution against being bitten!
Nutcracker
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The species' name in most European languages translates as 'snake eagle' - snakes are their main specialist diet :t:
Barred Wobbler
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I've seen this very often, a short-toed eagle flying along with about 8 inches of tail dangling from the beak. As it flies on, if you are able to observe it long enough, the tail length gets progressively shorter as it is swallowed.
A couple of years ago I was also lucky enough to photograph one carrying a chameleon by the head.
This one in the photo was 2014
A couple of years ago I was also lucky enough to photograph one carrying a chameleon by the head.
This one in the photo was 2014
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