I’ve seen many beautiful pictures of this Bird, but only on other people’s websites. In Poland it is not found among the rare species of birds. Unfortunately, our path have never crossed yet since I saw him in Bosporus, Turkey. Apparently, in a popular spot, where birds are counted in Bosporus, the day counting record was a several thousand birds, including Lesser Spotted Eagle. That is why several photos documenting this bird initiate the gallery of this bird on my website. Soon, hopefully, they will be replaced by better-quality photos of this beautiful predator. The weight of Lesser Spotted Eagle is about 1,5 kilogram and its wingspan is about 1,7 metre. They are much smaller than the White Eagle. They belong to the sub-group of eagles and is the first representative of these predators on my webpage.
Last minute news - 05/2015
In the first text relating to the gallery of lesser spotted eagle I mentioned that I wanted to come back to this bird “soon”. It took me almost a year to do this. Kerem, our documentary pictures of the lesser spotted eagle are replaced by better, but still documentary images. The place was amazing, people were amazing and the birds. It is impossible to resist the allure of the lesser spotted eagle. But it is much more difficult to take its photos than the white-tailed eagle, although in Poland its population is more numerous. Winter hides with a bait make it easy to photograph the white-tailed eagle, especially because its population in our country is constantly growing. Lesser spotted eagles reside in Poland only during the period of rearing their offspring (April-September), when they do not have a problem getting food. When I have so refined the white-tailed gallery I would like to have a similar gallery of lesser spotted eagle. Unfortunately, lesser spotted eagles were always too far, although I could see clearly that these were their feeding grounds. It was shocking how punctual they were when they appeared every day. Exactly at 5.35 the bird sat on a dried tree watching the area and after a while it grabbed its prey at the foot of the trunk. After an hour they disappeared to come again for a moment in the afternoon. Unfortunately, in the morning the light was always faint, and because of converters the quality of the images was even worse, and the pictures still needed to be heavily cropped. Exchanging the documentary images in the existing gallery into new ones seems to enjoy as much as the contact with a new species. For several days I took some interesting photos of lesser spotted eagles, also in intimate situation. If I could reduce the distance, the picture quality would be considerably better. The birds never came to the alluring area. The lack of interest was probably only due to the fact that the food was in abundance and it was easy to get it in nature. Complementing the picture it is also presented here its own audio recording of the lesser. With recording there is a problem, just as with photos. Although their sound is loud, but with quite a considerable distance, what is always resulting in a loss of quality. An additional difficulty was the ubiquitous sound of cuckoos. So it was complicated to clear the audio track for better presentation of the lesser spotted eagle noise. Near to feeding place of eagles I have recorded the sound of the thrush nightingale from a distance of 5 meters. I encourage you to hear this beautiful voice, I managed to record a beautiful song of this bird in a very good quality. Returning to the lesser. It was amazing that just 100-200 meters from the place of its morning feeding there were farmers’ buildings where a normal everyday life was led, with no conflict with the birds. Sometimes the roofs of houses come into the background of images. Well, I would write more about moments I have spent with lesser spotted eagles, but certainly it was worth taking the time to be able to see with my own eyes wild lesser spotted eagles in their natural habitat. During the entire trip I had the opportunity to encounter other animal species. Among others, on the way to the lookouts at about 3:30 a mate moose stood in my way at a distance of 20-30 meters. Fortunately it was alone, with no young elk. We looked at each other and after a while it went away. There were meetings with deer, a hare. Julian, thank you very much for your help and that you shared with me such a wonderful place, though watching hazel grouses and woodcocks it is a matter of the future. A lot has happened during this trip and the gallery of the thrush nightingale was created, as well as changes take place in the gallery of the cuckoo, deer, sedge warbler, wood warbler, goldcrest, common reed bunting, European stonechat, barn swallows, white stork, hare and yellowhammer.
Last minute news - 05/2017
Finally after two years I have managed to take better pictures of the lesser spotted eagle. It is a pity that despite we were waiting many hours, the eagle appeared for two short moments. It was very cautious and not particularly interested in the bait. Once, during a flight over our hide, it spotted something on the left in the grass and hunted. It was eating for a moment on the ground and flew away. With such a plentiful amount of food, the bait was not attractive to it at all. I was able to take not only better pictures but also to record a much better soundtrack of the eagle's voice than before. The changes in the gallery are big enough that the lesser spotted eagle goes to the news. I hope this is not the end of creating the gallery of this beautiful bird on my website and I will still have the opportunity to take some interesting shots.
Last minute news -06/2017
The sudden appearance of a lesser spotted eagle for a while in front of the bear or wolf hide was a such a nice surprise. I managed to take some interesting pictures, which introduce some variety into the previous gallery. I have replaced a few old photos with new ones.
Last minute news -12/2017 - Tanzania
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TANZANIA XII/17’- introductory text- Kori Bustard.
NEW GALLERIES:
BIRDS:
1. Kori Bustard (T). 2. Secretary-bird (T). 3. Rüppell's Vulture (T). 4. Red-billed Firefinch (V). 5. Yellow-necked Spurfowl (T). 6. White-bellied Bustard (V). 7. Blue-capped Cordonbleu. 8. Von der Decken's Hornbill (V). 9. Eastern Double-collared Sunbird (T,V) 10. Yellow-collared Lovebird (T,V). 11.Lappet-faced Vulture (T). 12. Superb Starling. 13. Pallid Harrier (T). 14.Silvery-cheeked Hornbill. 15.Crowned Lapwing (V). 16.White-necked Raven (T). 17.Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (T).18.Double-banded Courser. 19.Gray-headed Silverbill. 20.Cape Teal. 21.Augur Buzzard. 22.Marabou Stork (T). 23.Red-and-yellow Barbet. 24.Red-necked Francolin (T). 25.Cape Robin-Chat (T,V ). 26.Yellow-billed Oxpecker. 27.Greater Flamingo (T). 28.Lesser Flamingo(T,V ) 29.Tawny Eagle. 30.Southern Ground-Hornbill. 31.Yellow-bellied Waxbill (V). 32.White-headed Buffalo-Weaver(V). 33.Hildebrandt's Starling (V). 34.Nubian Woodpecker. 35.Capped Wheatear. 36.African Spoonbill. 37.White-browed Sparrow-Weaver (V). 38.African Silverbill. 39.Verreaux's Eagle-Owl. 40.Rufous-crowned Roller. 41.Fischer's Sparrow-Lark. 42.Gray-breasted Francolin (T,V). 43.Hildebrandt's Francolin (T). 44.Yellow-throated Sandgrouse (T). 45.Golden-winged Sunbird (T,V). 46.Northern Red-billed Hornbill (V). 47.Black-breasted Snake-Eagle. 48.African Gray Hornbill. 49. Pied Crow (V). 50.Kenya Rufous Sparrow. 51.Collared Pratincole. 52.Purple Grenadier. 53.Senegal Lapwing. 54.Usambiro Barbet (V). 55. Bronze Sunbird. 56.Coqui Francolin (T). 57.White-browed Robin-Chat (V). 58.Three-banded Courser. 59. Gray-headed Social-Weaver. 60.Hooded Vulture (T). 61. Rufous-tailed Weaver (V). 62.Pygmy Falcon. 63.White-browed Coucal. 64.White-throated Bee-eater. 65.Handsome Francolin (T). 66.Long-toed Lapwing. 67. Fischer's Lovebird (T,V) 68.Speckle-fronted Weaver. 69.Slender-tailed Nightjar (T). 70.Rosy-throated Longclaw. 71.Buff-crested Bustard. 72.Grey-headed Kingfisher. 73.Brown-backed Woodpecker(T). 74.Black-faced Sandgrouse (T). 75.Spotted Morning-Thrush. 76. Green-winged Pytilia. 77.Common Waxbill. 78.Heuglin's white-eye (T). 79.Red-fronted Barbet. 80.Red-cheeked Cordonbleu. 81. Namaqua Dove. 82. Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater. 83.Montagu's Harrier (T). 84.Schalow's Turaco (V). 85.White-rumped Shrike. 86.Garden Bulbul (V). 87.Streaky Seedeater (T). 88. Dark Chanting-Goshawk. 89. Ashy Starling. 90.Thick-billed Seedeater. 91.Gray-backed Fiscal (V). 92. Magpie Shrike (V). 93.Rueppell's Starling. 94. Gull-billed Tern. 95. Mourning Collared-Dove. 96.African Pipit. 97.White-bellied Go-away-bird (V). 98.Mariqua Sunbird. 99. Short-tailed Lark. 100.Black-bellied Bustard (V). 101. Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler (T,V).102. Dusky Turtle-Dove. 103.Beautiful Sunbird. 104. Abyssinian Scimitar-bill. 105. Blue-naped Mousebird. 106.Martial Eagle (T). 107.Black Crake. 108. Pink-backed Pelican. 109. Red-capped Lark. 110. Lesser Masked-Weaver. 111.Baglafecht Weaver. 112.Knob-billed Duck. 113.Gabar Goshawk. 114.Rufous-naped lark (V). 115.Winding Cisticola (V). 116. Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver. 117.Ethiopian Boubou (T). 118.White-breasted Cormorant. 119.Little Sparrowhawk.120.Red-collared Widowbird. 121.Grey-hooded Gull. 122.Great Spotted Cuckaoo. 123.Silverbird. 124.Gray Kestrel. 125.Hottentot Teal. 126.Black-lored Babbler. 127.Vitelline Masked-Weaver. 128. Black-necked Weaver. 129.Chestnut Sparrow.130.Schalow's Wheatear. 131.Mountain Thrush (T). 132.Eastern Chanting-Goshawk (V). 133.East African Citril. 134.Mountain-Greenbul (T). 135.Ashy Flycatcher. 136.White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher. 137.Abdim's Stork. 138.Long-tailed Fiscal. 139.African Dusky Flycatcher. 140.Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill. 141.Lilac-breasted Roller.142.Arrow-marked Babbler. 143.Teita Fiscal. 144.Grasshopper Buzzar. 145.Slate-colored Boubou. 146.White-bellied Canary 147.Northern Anteater-Chat. 148.Sooty Chat. 149.Red-chested Cuckoo.
MAMMALS:
1. African savanna elephant (T). 2.Leopard (T). 3.Lion (T). 4.Yellow baboon (V). 5.Black-backed jackal. 6.Cheetah(T). 7.Spotted hyena(V). 8.Grant's zebra (V). 9.Kirk's dik-dik10. Hartebeest. 11.Common hippopotamus (V).12.Common eland. 13.Blue wildebeest. 14. Blue monkey. 15.Bush hyrax. 16.Bat-eared fox. 17.Grant's gazelle. 18.Bohor reedbuck. 19.Sassaby. 20.African golden wolf. 21.Common dwarf mongoose. 22.Slender-tailed Mongoose. 23.Thomson's gazelle. 24.Klipspringer. 25.Egyptian mongoose.26.Masai giraffe.
REPTILES:
1. Nile monitor. 2. Mwanza flat-headed rock. 3. Southern Long Tailed Lizard.
CHANGES in GALLERIES:
BIRDS:
1.White-backed Vulture (V). 2.Long-crested Eagle (V). 3. Black-headed Heron. 4.Red-billed Oxpecker (T). 5.Helmeted Guineafowl (T,V). 6. Little Bee-eater. 7.Blacksmith Lapwing. 8. African Jacana. 9.African Paradise-Flycatcher (V). 10.Yellow-billed Kite (T). 11.Palm-nut Vulture. 12.Spur-winged Goose. 13.Bateleur.14. Little Egret (V). 15.Brown Snake-Eagle. 16.Glossy Ibis (T). 17.Brown-crowned Tchagra. 18.Chinspot Batis. 19.African Hoopoe (T,V) 20.Spotted Thick-knee. 21.Sacred Ibis. 22.Black-winged Lapwing. 23.Water Thick-knee. 24.Gray Crowned-Crane. 25. Red-billed Quelea.26. Fork-tailed Drongo.27. Speckled Pigeon. 28.Wahlberg's Eagle. 29.Three-banded Plover. 30.Kittlitz's plover. 31.Wattled Lapwing. 32.Steppe Eagle. 33.Grosbeak Weaver. 34.Yellow-fronted Canary. 35.Squacco Heron. 36.Goliath Heron. 37.European Roller. 38. Cattle Egret. 39.Yellow-billed Stork. 40.Woodland Kingfisher. 41.Lesser Striped-Swallow.42.Great White Pelican. 43.Speckled Mousebird. 44.Red-winged Starling (V). 45.Red-rumped Swallow (V).46. Pied Avocet. 47.African Stonechat. 48.Ring-necked Dove. 49.Hamerkop (V). 50.White Stork (T). 51.African Openbill. 52.Black-winged Stilt. 53. Striped Kingfisher. 54.Pin-tailed Whydah. 55. Southern Fiscal. 56.Black-crowned Night Heron. 57.Black-winged Kite. 58.African Firefinch. 59.Marsh Sandpiper. 60.Laughing Dove. 61.Red-billed Teal. 62.Crested Francolin (T) 63.White-browed Scrub Robin. 64.Striated Heron. 65.White-faced Whistling Duck. 66. Spur-winged lapwing (T,V). 67.Eastern imperial eagle. 68.Common Ostrich.69.Lesser Spotted Eagle. 70.Lesser Kestrel. 71.Northear Wheatear.
MAMMALS: 1. African buffalo. 2. Common warthog. 3.Impala. 4. Waterbuck.5.Banded mongoose.
REPTILES:1. Nile crocodile. 2. Flap-necked chameleon. 3. Leopard tortoise.
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