Booted eagle or Pale morph Buteo buteo ? (1 Viewer)

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osprey0311

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• Nov 28, 2009

• #1

Hell! Imade this photo in Westarn Ukraine, in April:

 

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Tib78

Well-known member

• Nov 28, 2009

• #2

Your pics are a bit distant and blurry, but the sharp contrast between the flight feathers and the underwing coverts would point toward Booted Eagle. In the 2nd pic, the head looks tawny, which is not bad for Booted.

 

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Parker

Uncomfortably Numb.

• Nov 28, 2009

• #3

The plumage would fit Booted Eagle, shape & structure is hard to judge with these images. Cheers, P.

 

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osprey0311

Well-known member

• Dec 1, 2009

• #4

Hello! Thanks! I have one question: could be at Booted eagle tail on the top white, or light?

 

lou salomon

the birdonist

• Dec 1, 2009

• #5

if it was largely white a pale buzzard would be more likely. like many eagles booted has paler uppertail coverts with a dark tail: http://www.ukbirdphotos.wanadoo.co.uk/Raptors/images/Booted Eagle pale phase 7634.jpg
in your pics i also don't like the broad looking fanned tail for booted.

 

PYRTLE

Old Berkshire Boy

• Dec 1, 2009

• #6

Profiles and heat haze

lou salomon said:

if it was largely white a pale buzzard would be more likely. like many eagles booted has paler uppertail coverts with a dark tail: http://www.ukbirdphotos.wanadoo.co.uk/Raptors/images/Booted Eagle pale phase 7634.jpg
in your pics i also don't like the broad looking fanned tail for booted.

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The shape of the tail and wings may be down to a variety of optical distortions caused by the photgraphic equipment used - the pictures do seem to be of record quality and may be highly magnified.... very difficult to offer a correct id in this case I think.