what bird is this?

[NGuruve]

does anyone know was species this is i cant find out and am curious

[johnny abbott]

hi there i would say it is a tawny eagle

[Barbary Boy]

maybee a booted eagle?

[Stanley]

thats a female booted eagle

[NGuruve]

so you all think it a booted eagle i was really unsure thanks anyways

does anyone fly them

[NGuruve]

lookes similar to a bonelli's eagle and the feet look ok

[Barbary Boy]

pretty sure, they can vary such a lot in colour depending where they come from, theyve got quite a large range but i think its one.

[Barbary Boy]

lookes similar to a bonelli's eagle and the feet look ok
were did the photos come from m8?

[Finnish]

Moved thread to correct place...

[NGuruve]

were did the photos come from m8?
they came from a thialand website and it had no names withe species i only knew off the white eyed buzzard but this one had me baffled
www.siambird.com

[Ramka]

Adult booted eagle, light morph, female.

[Barbary Boy]

Adult booted eagle, light morph, female.
TO LATE never mind

[Stanley]

hi i have flown one and they are very aggressive bird they do lot of waiting on here in Gibraltar they are migrant's they pass though the straits of Gibraltar onto Morocco they breed in Spain and you can see them hunting on the valleys of Spain when they migration starts on the month of October they gather around on pack of 100s waiting the wind to change so the can cross to Africa they hunt lots of birds.

[NGuruve]

cheers stanley would you say they are any good for falconry then in just curious

[Stanley]

they are excellent birds for falconry special the female for rabbits and partridge they do lot waiting on and they stoop real quick to there prey. i have some pic see if i can look for them when i was flying one.

[Ramka]

I have flown imprint male this year. Nice bird and do very quick stoops. We havn't success in this year - season was short, because booted eagle don't tolerate cold weather. I hope, next season woulld be more good.

[NGuruve]

they are excellent birds for falconry special the female for rabbits and partridge they do lot waiting on and they stoop real quick to there prey. i have some pic see if i can look for them when i was flying one.
wow that would be awsume if you guys could find some pictures

[HawkEagle]

I have seen a pair and they were like a mini golden eagle. They even make similar call but much much smaller.

[NGuruve]

I have seen a pair and they were like a mini golden eagle. They even make similar call but much much smaller.

they are very small aren't they around the size of a buzzard but thing that they look good for falconry

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

The Welsh Hawking Centre used to have a pair of booted's. But if memmory serves me right they whent to another breeder in central Wales. Dont know if that will be any help but there you go. Oh and yes their Common Buzzard sized.

[NGuruve]

wonder how they would be for pheasants

[HawkEagle]

From my memory, they seem quite smaller than red tailed. They are definitly powerful for the size. Worth trying out at rab.

[Tim Laycock]

wonder how they would be for pheasants

By the look of it poor off the fist!

[Ramka]

My booted eagle.
http://img-2005-09.photosight.ru/09/1025404.jpg

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

So come on what type of flight style are you using. Also what quarry are you persueing with her and how well!

[NGuruve]

wow that is a nice bird there have you got anymore pictures
any pics of the feet

[Ramka]

So come on what type of flight style are you using. Also what quarry are you persueing with her and how well!
Direct pursuits at corvids and waiting-on at phesants, quails, partituges. He was close to succes in some cases, but don't catch anything quarry yet. I'm not a skilled falconer yet and this is main problem.

[HawkEagle]

That's one nice bird. What is her hunting weight? She does look small.

[Ramka]

His hunting weight is 520 gr. His feet very powerful and sise of good goshawk male feet. Once he kill a hooded crow by break through her skull.

Clutch of eagles - two females and male.
Adult female.

[NGuruve]

they are incredibaly nice looking birds ad i really would seriously consider one in the future look great fun thanks for the pics

[Stanley]

beautiful dark booted eagle do you breed them

[Ramka]

beautiful dark booted eagle do you breed them
No, I'm not a breeder. I just raise my bird from 4 day old. Hi is full imprint and would be involved in breeding project in future.
Two breeders here get a young pairs of eagles for natural breeding this summer. But keen frost this winter kill two males, so breeding is put aside :(

[Sokoly]

Can you please write the latin name of booted eagle? Is that Hiaretus pennatus-we call it dwarf eagle?

[Gecko]

Their Latin name is Hieraaetus pennatus,

I had the chance to fly an adult male while in Southern Africa, he was flying in at 480grams. I have some pictures, but having trouble puting them on the site.

They are used in S.A. by some falconers. The males are great for quail and other smaller birds (which are the main prey for the males) while the females are used for francolin.

[Sokoly]

OH we have them here in Macedonia and we call them dwarf eagles. Veri smalll eagles but in their character just like an eagle but hunts as goshawks.
Never flown one though.

[Ramka]

My male took 14 hooded crows in this season, also one jackdaw and 3 pigeons.
His skills grow up very well in second year.

[Stanley]

male booted eagle dark phase

[SakerYZF]

Very nice , impressive , how do they compare to Goshawks speed wise though, they obviously have enough turn of speed to catch birds and that at least says something...