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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.
Last minute news-Ethiopia-12/2019

ETIOPIA wikaz ANGIELSKI

Ethiopia 11/12-2019- introductory text- Prince Ruspoli's Turaco
NEW GALLERIES:
BIRDS:

1.Prince Ruspoli's Turaco (E,V,T). 2.Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (T). 3.Arabian bustard(T). 4. Golden-breasted Starling. 5D'Arnaud's Barbet (V).6. Stresemann's Bush-Crow (E,V).7. White-cheeked Turaco (V). Temminck's Courser. 9. Cut-throat. 10.Somali Ostrich. 11.Straw-tailed Whydah(V). 12.Eastern Paradise-Whydah. 13Thick-billed Raven(E,V). 14.Sombre Chat (E,V). 15.Rouget's Rail (E). 16.Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling (V). 17.Yellow-fronted Parrot (E,V). 18.Narina Trogon (V). 19.Banded Barbet (E,V). 20.Black-winged Lovebird (E,V). 21 Black-headed Lapwing. 22. Somali Crow. 23. Chestnut-naped Francolin (E). 24.Yellow-breasted Barbet (V). 25.Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill. 26.Abyssinian Roller. 27.Abyssinian Owl. 28.African Wood-Owl. 29. Wattled Ibis (E). 30. Blue-winged Goose (E,T). 31.Cape Eagle-Owl(T). 32. Northern Carmine Bee-eater. 33.Black-throated Barbet (V). 34. Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark. 35. Spot-breasted Lapwing (E). 36.Abyssinian Siskin(E). 37.Rosy-patched Bushshrike. 38.Variable Sunbird. 39.Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike. 40.Madagascar Bee-eater. 41.Swainson's Sparrow. 42.African Thrush. 43.Eastern Plantain-eater. 44.Somali Fiscal. 45.Masked Shrike. 46.Lesser Grey Shrike. 47.Northern Black-Flycatcher (V). 48.Fan-tailed Raven. 49.Groundscraper Thrush. 50.Reichenow's Seedeater. 51.Moorland Chat. 52. Village Indigobird. 53.Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling. 54.Plain-backed Pipit. 55.Pied Wheatear. 56.Little Weaver. 57.Shelley's Starling. 58.Red-bellied Parrot. 59.African Bare-eyed Thrush. 60.Rufous Chatterer. 61. Pearl-spotted Owlet. 62.African Black-headed Oriole (V). 63.White-crowned Starling. 64.Bare-faced Go-away-bird. 65.White-collared Pigeon(E). 66.African Pygmy-Goose. 67.White-rumped Babbler. 68. Blue-headed Coucal. 69.Mountain Gray Woodpecker. 70.Senegal Thick-knee. 71.Black Scimitar-bill. 72.Spectacled Weaver. 73.Double-toothed Barbet. 74.Black-billed Barbet. 75.Grayish Eagle-Owl. 76.Crimson-rumped Waxbill. 77.Little Rock-Thrush. 78.Northern White-faced Owl. 79.Rueppell's Weaver. 80.Striolated Bunting. 81.Abyssinian Ground-Thrush. 82.Crowned Hawk-Eagle. 83.Bronze Mannikin. 84.African Spotted-Creeper. 85.Yellow-bellied Eremomela.86.Grant's Woodhoopoe.
MAMMALS:1.Mantled gereza. 2.Grivet. 3.Aardwolf. 4.Sacred babon. 5.Beisa Oryx. 6.Soemmerring's gazele. 7.Mountain Nyala. 8.Unstriped Ground Squirrel. 9.Cape hare. 10.Desert Warthog.
REPTILES: Savannah monitor.
CHANGES in GALLERIES:
BIRDS:
1.Spur-winged lapwing(V). 2.Hooded Vulture(T). 3.Hamerkop(T). 4.Cape Crow(V). 5.Secretary-bird. 6.Crowned Lapwing(V). 7.Gray-headed Social-Weaver(V). 8.Speckled Pigeon(V). 9.Superb Starling(V). 10.African Fish Eagle(V,T). 11.Egyptian Goose(V). 12.Marabou Stork(V). 13.Red-cheeked Cordonbleu(V). 14.EgyptianVulture. 15.Streaky Seedeater. 16.Abdim's Stork. 17.White-bellied Bustard. 18.Silvery-cheeked Hornbill(T). 19.Isabelline Wheatear. 20.White-browed Sparrow-Weaver. 21.Eurasian Hoopoe(T). 22.Three-banded Courser. 23.African Gray Hornbill. 24.Abyssinian Scimitar-bill. 25.Namaqua Dove. 26.Pygmy Falcon. 27.Buff-crested Bustard. 28.Northern Red-billed Hornbill. 29.Woodchat Shrike. 30.Red-billed Firefinch. 31.Red-billed Quelea. 32.Pallid Harrier. 33.Nubian Woodpecker. 34.White-bellied Go-away-bird. 35.Western Yellow Wagtail. 36.Mountain Thrush. 37.Vitelline Masked-Weaver. 38.Steppe Eagle. 39.Village Weaver(V). 40.Black Kite. 41.Black-winged Lapwing. 42.Yellow-billed Kite. 43.African Stonechat. 44.Heuglin's white-eye. 45.Baglafecht Weaver. 46.Booted Eagle. 47.Dusky Turtle-Dove. 48.Thekla Lark. 49. Augur Buzzard. 50.Yellow-necked Spurfowl. 51.Kori Bustard. 52.Von der Decken's Hornbill. 53.African Paradise-Flycatcher. 54.Red-and-yellow Barbet. 55.Fork-tailed Drongo. 56.Little Bee-eater. 57.White-browed Coucal. 58.Laughing Dove. 59.Mocking Cliff-Chat. 60.Northern Wheatear. 61.White-headed Buffalo-Weaver. 62.Red-billed Oxpecker(T). 63.Tawny-flanked Prinia(V). 64.Pin-tailed Whydah. 65.Garden Bulbul. 66.White-faced Whistling Duck(V). 67.Spotted Morning-Thrush. 68.White-backed Vulture. 69.Eastern Chanting-Goshawk. 70.Red-winged Starling. 71.African Harrier-Hawk. 72.Red-backed Scrub-Robin. 73.Rueppell's Glossy-Starling. 74.Pied Cuckoo. 75.Rüppell's Vulture. 76.Rufous-crowned Roller. 77.Speckled Mousebird. 78. Verreaux's Eagle-Owl. 79.Pied Kingfisher. 80.Woodland Kingfisher. 81.Mourning Collared-Dove(V). 82.Sacred Ibis. 83.African Jacana. 84. White-browed Robin-Chat. 85. Black Crake. 86.Green-backed Camaroptera. 87.Hadeda ibis. 88.Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse. 89.Red-eyed Dove. 90.Southern Fiscal. 91.Scarlet-chested Sunbird. 92.Yellow-billed Stork. 93.Striped Kingfisher. 94.Helmeted Guineafowl. 95.Gray-backed Fiscal. 96.Chestnut Sparrow. 97.African Darter. 98.Beautiful Sunbird. 99.Great White Pelican. 100.Long-tailed Cormorant. 101.Grey-hooded Gull. 102.Squacco Heron. 103.Rufous-necked Wryneck. 104.Barn Swallow. 105.Hottentot Teal. 106.Crane(T). 107.Pied Crow. 108.Slender-tailed Nightjar. 109.Pink-backed Pelican. 110.Osprey. 111.Mariqua Sunbird. 112.Malachite Kingfisher. 113.White-rumped Shrike. 114.Grey-headed Kingfisher. 115.Ring-necked dove. 116.Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush. 117. Redstart. 118.Gabar Goshawk. 119.Montagu's Harrier.
MAMMALS:1 African golden Wolf. 2.Black-backed jackal.
REPTILES: 1.Nile crocodile. 2.Leopard tortoise.

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