Colfosco, Italian Dolomites today (1 Viewer)

[mark clements]

I have noted my ideas for these birds, but wondered if others could help ID for a skiing friend.
Thank you

 

[lou salomon]

a subadult golden eagle plus 2 common ravens.

 

[mark clements]

for those that wondered I think Upper left may be species vulture because of the tail silhouette, and size... bizzarely similar tail to lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus) but may be so far out as to be laughable
Central bird shouts Golden Eagle to me
Bottom right seems like a Raven.
To give indication of size my friend said he thought all three may have been golden eagles, he is a keen photographer, but didnt have time for the usual high spec shots. He is new to birding, although we both walked in the Ordesa in the Pyrenees so that he could photograph raptors last year and he therefore has some idea on size.

 

[mark clements]

Thanks Lou
Almost word for word, my text reply to him, but then I got doubts about the top left and over analyzed.

 

[delia todd]

hwinbermuda I've moved your posts to this thread and subscribed you to it so you can find it easily.

You had inadvertently posted it in one of the Sticky threads.

 

[mark clements]

Thank you Delia
Inadvertently is a nice word... that is genuinely kind, my view when I realised was far harsher

 

[delia todd]

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[nbalblas]

I can only find Ravens and Golden Eagle in your pictures! In the first picture, I think it's just a fair sized Raven. Comparing the size with the G-E it fits Raven.

 

[Nutcracker]

I think it's just a fair sized Raven

Good thing it isn't an unfair sized Raven 3

 

[nbalblas]

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