Circaète Jean-le-Blanc (Lesbos #5) by GiMi53

Photography • Animals • posted on Sep 24, 2011

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Description

The Short-toed Snake Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers. Its prey is mostly reptiles, mainly snakes, but also some lizards. This bird of prey flew over us in Potamo valley ( Lesbos). Le Circaète Jean-le-Blanc (Circaetus gallicus) est une espèce de rapace spécialisé dans la chasse aux reptiles, principalement les serpents C'est également un excellent planeur, et comme les vautours il se déplace habituellement sans battre des ailes, profitant au maximum de la brise et des ascendances thermiques, les ailes largement étendues. Oiseau migrateur, il passe l'hiver en Afrique, et revient en Europe de début mars à fin septembre pour se reproduire. Ce rapace nous a survolé dans la vallée du Potamo à Lesbos (Merci à Damien pour la retouche sous PhotoShop !) . Thank you very much for your comments on my previous upload:

"Short-toed Snake Eagle (Lesbos #4)"

Comments (13)

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Dreamingbee

12:31PM | Sat, 24 September 2011

great photo - it is so fascinating

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jayfar

1:15PM | Sat, 24 September 2011

Wonderful capture Michel.

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MrsRatbag

1:27PM | Sat, 24 September 2011

I love that big wing spread...beautiful capture!

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Feliciti

2:04PM | Sat, 24 September 2011

simply fantastic with wide open wings !!

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kbrog

3:36PM | Sat, 24 September 2011

Excellent inflight capture of this great looking Eagle! :)

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PatGoltz

3:59PM | Sat, 24 September 2011

Amazing shot! The kind of shot that occurs only rarely.

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Hendesse

4:20PM | Sat, 24 September 2011

Fantastic capture, Michel. Looks impressive.

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GiMi53

6:52AM | Sun, 25 September 2011

Thank you for your comments; my next upload: "Like A Bird… (Lesbos #6)"

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mariogiannecchini

8:36AM | Sun, 25 September 2011

Very beautiful capture and shot !

CaressingTheDark

4:55PM | Sun, 25 September 2011

Awesome shot

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Lashia

12:28PM | Mon, 26 September 2011

Awesome perspective and great colours- thanks for sharing! :) By the way, have you checked out the Halloween Photography Contest! "Zombie Apocalypse!"

bebert

1:36PM | Sun, 02 October 2011

superbe prise, ça me rappelle mes vacances dans les Pyrénées :)

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