Bateleur Eagle 2 - a photo on Flickriver

Bateleur Eagle 2

The Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) is a medium-sized eagle in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as buzzards, kites and harriers.
This South African Eagle of the open savanna which is named for its unique style of flight.
"Bateleur" is French for "tight-rope walker". This name describes the bird’s characteristic habit of tipping the ends of its wings when flying, as if catching its balance.

The Bateleur Eagle is a colourful species with a very short tail (ecaudatus is Latin for tailless) which makes it unmistakable in flight. The adult male is 60 to 75 cm (24 to 30 in) long with a 175 cm (5.75 ft) wingspan. He has black plumage except for the chestnut mantle and tail, grey shoulders, and red facial skin, bill and legs. The female is similar to the male except that she has grey rather than black secondary flight feathers.

The eagle hunts over a territory of 250 square miles (650 km2) a day.
The prey of this raptor is mostly birds, including pigeons and sandgrouse, and also small mammals (for instance Meerkats); it also takes carrion.

"Bateleur" is French for "tight-rope walker". This name describes the bird’s characteristic habit of tipping the ends of its wings when flying, as if catching its balance.
In some countries, the Bateleur is occasionally known as the "Conifer Eagle" or even "Pine Eagle", since its feathers somewhat resemble a conifer cone when it fluffs itself up.

Info Wkipedia
_______________________________________________________________________

De goochelaar of bateleur adelaar (Terathopius ecaudatus) is een middelgrote adelaar in de familie van de havikachtigen.
Deze Zuid-Afrikaanse adelaar van de open savanne is vernoemd naar de unieke acrobatische stijl van vliegen. "Bateleur" is Frans voor "goochelaar".
De naam goochelaar beschrijft de karakteristieke gewoonte van de vogel om tijdens het vliegen salto’s te maken, zijwaarts te vallen en de uiteinden van de vleugels tegen elkaar te tikken als ze applaudisseren.
_______________________________________________________________________

During the events the “2008 World Four-in-Hand Driving Championships” and the “Landbouwfair” (Agriculturefair) in the Mariënwaerdt estate in Beesd in the Netherlands from 3-7 September 2008 held a falconer a demonstration including this bird.
The owner of this bird is “De Valk Roofvogels” ( www.devalk-roofvogels.nl )
_______________________________________________________________________

All rights reserved. Copyright © Martien Uiterweerd. All my images are protected under international authors copyright laws and may not be downloaded, reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without my written explicit permission.
_______________________________________________________________________

Taken in: Nederland / Gelderland / Enspijk (show map)

Taken on: September 4, 2008

Tags:

Bateleur eagle

Conifer eagle

Goochelaar

Terathopius ecaudatus

South African eagle

Kalahari

Zimbabwe bird

National emblem of Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa

Côte d'Ivoire

Kenya

Namibia

Nigeria

South Africa

Sudan

Tanzania

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Bird of prey

Raptor

Roofvogel

Hunter

Eagle

Arend

Adelaar

Mariënwaerdt

Landgoedfair

Four-in-Hand

Beesd

Betuwe

Netherlands

Nederland

Holland

Dutch

Falconer

Valkenier

Demonstration

Demonstratie

De Valk Roofvogels

Sony Alpha 350

A350

Sigma 70-300 APO Macro

Martien Uiterweerd

Martien@Arnhem

ABigFave

BlueRibbonWinner

NaturesFinest

FRIENDS

platinumpeaceaward

VosPlusBellesPhotos « less

Sets appears in: • Views 10.000 plus • Birds

Groups appears in: • Birds • Birds , Birds Birds more » • Animal Closeups • α - Sony Alpha Cameras • Sony DSLR / SLT (alpha mount ) • **A Big Fave (INVITE ONLY PLEASE) • "A" Class (comment 2) Pls, Comment immediately. • Birds of Africa • A+++ Photo (Post 1, Give 3 awards ONLY) Not commenting = Ban • Blue Ribbon PHOTOGRAPHY (INVITE ONLY) • Natures Finest (Invited Images Only) • *Nature* (comment 2) • *Best of Flickr* (Comment 1 / invite 2) PHOTOS ONLY • ☼ O B J E K T I F ☼ • GRRREAT WORKS.... NO PEOPLE-Max 60 Groups~Add1-C1 • Very Flickr • Love it!_Award 5 photos • Damn! I Wish I'd Taken That!!! (Invite Only) Post 1-Award2 . • Picture Perfect (Post 1 - Comment 3) • Beautiful Shot (P1/A5) 25,100+ members!!! • Royal Group - Have a Good Light ! • Birds Photos - Check out the new discussions! • Flickr Winnr- 3 faves or 150 views minimum • "Winged Wonders"-- Birds Only-- Invite Only (Post 1, Award 2) • !! Photographers Gone Wild (P1, A+F5) • !WORLD OF ANIMALS! (Post 1 and Comment 1 or more) • Makes My Bones Sing ~P1 C3~ • VosPlusBellesPhotos (Invite only) • !Group Tripod (post1~comment4) • Brilliant Photography! Award 3 , Sweeper is On! • *Music To My Eyes*~L1 w/7 Levels ~Active Sweeper ! ~ P1 A5 ~ • "Double Dragon Awards" Post 1 Comment 3 SWEEPER!! • **HARMONY**(Post 1-Award 3) • Dragonfly Awards * Post1 - Award 3 * *Sweeper Active* • **THE BEST VISIONS** ( Post 01, Award 03 ) • Sony Alpha Bird Photographers • Sony Alpha Galleria • !*Flickr Award Group*! (GIVE 5 AWARDS) • The WOW Gallery - Contest "What Makes You Happy" • **Heart Awards** (P.1 Award 5) Open - Sweeper present • Geldermalsen (gemeente) • #4 PLATINUM WILDLIFE/ Post 1 - Award 1 (P2-A2) with CODE • WoWccasion (Post 5 award 5) "NO PORNOGRAPHY" • Animal Award (Post 1 Award 3) • GROUP ZODIAC (POST 1 GIVE 4) SWEEPER ACTIVE • Fannie's your Aunt... By Invitation. • Box of Happy Memories / Admin Invite / Comment on 2 • Wildlife Award - Post 1, Award 2 • ! * Flickr Hive Mind Group / Administration • Les plus beaux portaits ornitho - The best of birds' portait « less

Camera: Sony DSLR-A350, f/6.3, 1/125 sec, 300mm (=450mm), ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSLR-A350
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	300mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Fired, Red-eye reduction
Exposure Program:	Portrait
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Portrait
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 Windows
Show full info

Stats: 16,923 views / 175 comments

go back

Link to this photo view:
Link to this photo large view: