Golden Eagle photo bomb? West Coast Scotland (1 Viewer)

[MichaelC99]

So it was an eventful day i had, ended up watching Short-Eared Owls for the first time but got this photo and when taken I thought it was just a buzzard in the background but focused on it anyway hence the Owl being out of focus but not 100% sure now as the distance it was away and the wing tips are shouting Golden Eagle to me, Seen the Eagles in this area a few days prior so I know they area about, any input is appreciated thank you View attachment IMG_0915.JPG

 

[KenM]

Your image is of a SEO not an Eagle.👍

Cheers

 

[Andy Adcock]

Your image is of a SEO not an Eagle.👍

Cheers

The distant bird is not an Owl, GE seems a definite possibility to me.

 

[Butty]

Looks ok for immature golden eagle: tail- and primary-patterns.

 

[MichaelC99]

Brilliant thank you for the confirmation Was positive I was right and ran it through an ai app which said Golden Eagle too but wanted to triple check with some knowledgeble people as can never truly trust ai lol

 

[KenM]

I’ve only just seen the “distant” bird!…was only seeing the SEO 😮

 

[Richard Prior]

I’ve only just seen the “distant” bird!…was only seeing the SEO 😮

Hahaha, ’the biter bit’ Ken, should have gone to Sp………..etc etc

 

[KenM]

Hahaha, ’the biter bit’ Ken, should have gone to Sp………..etc etc

Ahhh…the thrills and spills of “fastest finger first”……you should try it sometimes Richard.
Alarm bells should’ve rung, when I saw that “great body” of observers at the foot of the page staring at an SEO.🤣