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Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
39.6824, -0.666819
Field Notes
Description:
Large Snake-Eagle, wing span 5.75 feet. It looked huge as it flew past me.
Habitat:
Bush-covered hillside with scattered trees. (Spain's lowest mountain!)
Notes:
I watched it circle overhead, then fold its wings and drop like a stone. I thought it had seen its prey but at the last minute it opened its wings, dropped its feet and settled in a tree right in front of me. I tried to photo it in the tree but the focus was not quick enough and he flew as soon as he heard the camera.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 18, 2011
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