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I was already looking for it in Spain several times. I could not find any information about a photographic hide to watch a booted eagle. In Poland it is an extremely rare bird and certainly it is easier to take pictures abroad, as is often the case. It seemed to be a problem with such hides, just like when watching lesser spotted eagles or kites in Poland. With the abundance of food, it is difficult to persuade the bird to pose in front of the lens at the baiting. Having all this in mind, one could expect a long wait for the first encounter with this beautiful claw representative, and here we have a big surprise. Quite unexpectedly it happened to me I visited Bulgaria. When travelling abroad it is a must for me to spend one day on photographing birds. Undoubtedly, without a local competent guide one-day shooting could be a lottery just like a goal scoring during penalty shootouts - you would succeed or you would not succeed. However, I was lucky again because I met Ivo. Maybe the photos we took were not particularly interesting in terms of quality, but all the bird spots Ivo showed me and his stories about birds made this day great, not lost. And coming back to the topic, I showed Ivo a list of my photographic goals and there was the booted eagle among others. He said that there should be no major problems with this. Honestly, after my Spanish experience it sounded quite ridiculous, but he who doesn't risk never gets to drink champagne. We came to a fairly open, picturesque place where an eagle would appear. I had mixed feelings, because dozens of bee-eaters were flying around me and it would be perfect opportunity to improve the bee-eater gallery, but then, from hide, I could miss out the eagle when it would appear. Well, this time I have chosen heads, not tails ; -) (there is an eagle on the head of coins in Poland). Not half an hour passed and two booted eagles were flying overhead! The birds, focused on searching for ground squirrels and other prey, did not care much about us. It seemed unusual. When the bird made the decision to attack, it fell suddenly, like a bolt from the blue. It was hardly possible to capture, also on account of distance. Nevertheless, I have finally succeeded! I have the first pictures of the booted eagle! The photos do not fit yet for a very good four-star gallery or my favorite one, but they are good enough to start building it. Ivo, thanks for this interesting day we spent together. And I hope the next meeting will be in similar atmosphere, but longer and more fruitful in terms of photos.
Z ostatniej chwili - 06/2019 Hiszpania
Był też w zakresie moich celów fotograficznych przed podróżą do Hiszpanii, bo dokumentacyjne zdjęcia ptaka na tle nieba to już obecnie nie wystarcza. Jest trudnym gatunkiem do sfotografowania, bo najczęściej gardzi nęciskami pozostawionymi przed czatowniami. Jest niewielkim przedstawicielem szponiastych, bo jego waga nie przekracza kilograma. Zjada jaszczurki, duże owady, rzadziej małe ptaki. Wobec obfitości pożywienia trudno liczyć na bliski kontakt z ptakiem. Dlatego też pierwsze fotografowanie odbyło się z czatowni przy gnieździe, ale po kilku zmianach ptaków na gnieździe nie widziałem sensu wspólnego „wysiadywania”, następną próbę podjąłem z przenośnej czatowni w okolicy, gdzie ptak żerował, aby wykonać ciekawsze zdjęcia, a przede wszystkim inne niż te trochę monotonne przy gnieździe. I prawie się udało, bo ptak wprawdzie usiadł, ale niestety odległość była zbyt duża. Niemniej jednak jest progres w prezentacji tego pięknego ptaka, ale do czterogwiazdkowej galerii, bardzo dobrej, jeszcze trzeba się będzie przymierzyć. Nie wyszło też z nagraniem ścieżki dźwiękowej. Ptak, który przylatywał do gniazda, zawsze wcześniej swym głosem oznajmiał to przebywającemu na gnieździe partnerowi. Niestety dość silny wiatr i pełny odgłosów las uniemożliwił realizację nagrania.
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