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Steppe Eagle

Aquila nipalensis

Description:

The Steppe Eagle is a bird of prey. It is about 62–81 cm in length and has a wingspan of 1.65–2.15 m. Females, weighing 2.3–4.9 kg, are slightly larger than males, at 2–3.5 kg. This is a large eagle with brown upperparts and blackish flight feathers and tail. The Steppe Eagle's diet is largely fresh carrion of all kinds, but it will kill rodents and other small mammals up to the size of a hare, and birds up to the size of partridges. It will also steal food from other raptors. Like other species the Steppe Eagle has a crop in its throat allowing it to store food for several hours before being moved to the stomach. (wiki)

Habitat:

Spotted at the large sewage pools in Sharm el Sheikh during fall migration season.

Notes:

The Steppe Eagle is the national animal of Egypt. Possibly not IDed correctly so let me know!

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6 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Super spotting - thanks.

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 12 years ago

Beautiful shot!

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 12 years ago

Thanks! I was lucky - my friend let me borrow her camera with a great zoom lens for my day of birding. :-)

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Fantastic pic and details.

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Very nice click,

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 12 years ago

good shot! like the reflection

Bernadette S
Spotted by
Bernadette S

شرم الشيخ, Egypt

Spotted on Oct 9, 2011
Submitted on Mar 2, 2012

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