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Spanish Imperial Eagle fighting against a Black Vulture

Aquila adalberti / Aegypius monachus

Description:

It was observed in 'la portilla del Tietar' in Monfrague National Park. It was about nine in the morning. We watched the Spanish Imperial Eagle (190-220 cm wingspan), a very endangered eagle, and everybody were following it with the binoculars and telescopes, then we saw a Black Vulture (280-310 cm wingspan) approaching, another large bird not common for watching, and the eagle went very fast and attack the Black Vulture bottom. After it everybody were very surprised, and the birds flew away by different ways

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7 Comments

AlvaroMartinZarzuela
AlvaroMartinZarzuela 12 years ago

A impresionant moment. The best photo was in your heads!!!! :)

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

Tasmania is a world unto itself, and a beautiful one at that. I love living here. I've added some more shots of the wedge tail eagle and the ravens (when NOAH first started we could only put one photo in each spotting). http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/337...

And here's a better shot of a wedge tail: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/337...

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili 12 years ago

Thank you Dangermouse, I think that Spanish Imperial Eagle is the most endangered eagle of the Iberian peninsula, they are really difficult to see. We are very lucky :)

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili 12 years ago

Lori, you live in a wonderful place, your pics are awesome. Tasmania must be a paradise to observe nature.

Dangermouse
Dangermouse 12 years ago

I have seen a few Spanish Imperial Eagles here in Portugal, but never managed to photograph one as of yet. That is an amazing shot, great that you could see it and caprture it!

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

Cool.

We live on the edge of a 1000+acre reserve, and we get lots of raptors flying over. The local birds are usually none too happy to see the predators. Another spotting I got recently was of ravens attacking a white goshawk - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/596...

LauraLee
LauraLee 12 years ago

Wow, what an awesome site to have witnessed.

Noe and Pili
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Noe and Pili

Extremadura, Spain

Spotted on Apr 18, 2011
Submitted on May 29, 2011

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