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Booted Eagle


Booted Eagle
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Copyright: huseyin mese (efsus) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 434 W: 10 N: 724] (3166)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-22
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon Rebel XTi, 400f5.6 L
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-23 0:48
Viewed: 810
Points: 28
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This photo was taken at Kahramanmaraş region last weekend.

The Booted Eagle (Aquila pennata) (formerly Hieraaetus pennatus) is a medium-sized bird of prey. It is about 47 centimeters (18 inches) in length and has a wingspan of 120 cm (almost 4 feet). Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.
Pale phase Booted Eagle wintering in India

It breeds in southern Europe, North Africa and across Asia. It is migratory, wintering in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. This eagle lays 1-2 eggs in a tree or crag nest.

This is a species of wooded, often hilly countryside with some open areas. It hunts small mammals, reptiles and birds.

The Booted is a small eagle, comparable to the Common Buzzard in size though more eagle-like in shape. Males grow to about 700 grams (1.5 lbs) in weight, with females close to 1 kilogram (over 2 lb). There are two relatively distinct plumage forms. Pale birds are mainly light grey with a darker head and flight feathers. The other form has mid-brown plumage with dark grey flight feathers.

The call is a shrill kli-kli-kli.

Recent genetic research[citation needed] resulted in the reclassification of this species to the genus Aquila from Hieraaetus. As it is the type species of Hieraaetus, should any of the hawk-eagles be retained in a distinct genus a new name for that group would be necessary.

Along with the Little Eagle this bird is one of the closest living relatives of the extinct Haast's Eagle of New Zealand.
Source: Wikipedia
Have a great week.
Hüseyin
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Hey huseyin,
wonderfull shot of this beautiful bird.
thanks
Pierre

Hi Huseyin,

It's a nice bird. Well captured in the mid air. The wingspan it very nice.

Subhayan.

Hola Huseyin
Una toma muy bonita de esta águila perdicera, mis felicitaciones.
Saludos.

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2959 W: 162 N: 817] (2429)
  • [2008-06-23 2:37]

Hello Huseyin,
Excellent capture of this beautiful Egle that you've caught in beautiful light. Lovely colours and very sharp details of the lovely spread-out wings. A nice sky as a background too.
TFS and regards, Ulla

Hi,
excellent capture of this great bird, perfect light and nice BG.
cheers
Adrian

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2345 W: 92 N: 5348] (17102)
  • [2008-06-23 4:03]

Hello Huseyin,
Great photo in beautiful warm colours and good sharpness.
Regards,
Peter

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 545 W: 0 N: 735] (3213)
  • [2008-06-23 5:52]

Merhaba Hüseyin bey nefis olmuş ellerinize sağlık.

Hi Hüseyin , beautiful photo of this rare and elegant eagle , congrat.to you.

Merhaba huseyin,
Selam!!
Well captured of this Booted Eagle in best pov with a spreading wings!
the lighting is beautiful with good sharpness, colour and details
well done
greeting from NZ
Tony

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1109 W: 5 N: 3453] (12751)
  • [2008-06-24 15:42]

Hola Huseyin.
Exelente foto de accion. El aguila con sus alas extendidas lucen bellamente.
Saludos
Luis52.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-06-24 21:19]

Hello Huseyin

A beautiful in flight capture.
The lighting is lovely with excellent colour.
Well composed in the frame.
TFS

Rob

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1398 W: 3 N: 30] (486)
  • [2008-06-25 11:21]

merhaba dostum
tur guzel detaylar nefis hem de ucar pozda
zamanlama, renkler ve detaylari basarili
eline saglik
selamlar
izler

Hocam,tek kelimeyle nefis olmuş..
tebrikler..

Tek kelme ile "Dehşet"
ellerinize sağlık...

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