Location
Verbier
Switzerland
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM at 544 mm
Exposure 1/800, f/16.0, ISO 800
Image size 400 x 600 pixels
IOC Names
Order Accipitriformes Family Accipitridae
Deutsch Steinadler Dutch Steenarend
Italian Aquila reale Spanish Aguila Real
Comments
Note long tail (about same length as wing width), wings narrower at their base and golden nape-shawl. Captures a variety of preys, including marmots, hares, rabbits, foxes and young ungulates as well as carrion if food is scarce. Has even been used in falconry to kill gray wolves.
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| 22/07/2011 |
Golden Eagle |
Jean-Michel PAULUS
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