Eagle, Armenia (1 Viewer)

rylirk

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• Sep 18, 2019

• #1

I know sizes are difficult to judge in the field, but I mistook this for a person when I first saw it so I do think its an eagle rather than a buzzard! Taken from a bus between Yerevan and Garni.

 

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lou salomon

the birdonist

• Sep 18, 2019

• #2

hard to tell for sure but distribution of dark and pale says long-legged buzzard (which is larger than a common buzzard)

 

rylirk

Well-known member

• Sep 18, 2019

• #3

I was thinking perhaps booted eagle, based on the pale golden panel on the wing?

 

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Simon Wates

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• Sep 18, 2019

• #4

lou salomon said:

hard to tell for sure but distribution of dark and pale says long-legged buzzard (which is larger than a common buzzard)

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Exactly my thoughts too The bill "seems" large, more eagle like but doesn't fit any potentials. Seems also to have grey in the tail, which is a bit strange but on zooming in one can see the greyness is part of the background and has sort of leaked into the tail - that's my theory anyway!

 

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Simon Wates

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• Sep 18, 2019

• #5

rylirk said:

I was thinking perhaps booted eagle, based on the pale golden panel on the wing?

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That crossed my mind, though feathering doesn't seem to cover all the leg.