2 birds of prey

[yellowcrane]

Hi, took these (captive of course) at Blairdrummond Park near Stirling. I forgot to note what they were, anyone know, sorry only got headshots to make it more difficult, Thanx

[wildherbalian85]

loks like the same bird........ an Eagle maybe??

[FUDGEY]

First one looks like a Common Buzzard, the second one looks like a Sea Eagle.

[wildherbalian85]

Originally Posted by FUDGEY

First one looks like a Common Buzzard, the second one looks like a Sea Eagle.

silly me how could i not see that one has yellow by its beak and the other does not

[yellowcrane]

Yes I think the second one was Fish Eagle possibly, Thanx

[RoyW]

The second bird does look like a White-tailed Eagle (also known as fish or sea eagles).

As for the first bird, it does look like a Common Buzzard, but I'm not entirely convinced that it is one!
There are some very strongly rufous coloured feathers visible near the birds 'shoulders', which make me think that it may be a Harris Hawk (also known as Bay-winged Hawk). A young Harris Hawk could look similar to a buzzard, especially in a head only shot - and in my experience it is very rare for buzzards to have any feathers that are as rufous as the ones this bird has.


Roy.

[NicolaB]

I was going to suggest Harris Hawk for the first one as well, buzzards are much duller and paler in colour.

For the second one I only got as far as "some sort of eagle"

[amerrett]

Harris Hawk and golden Eagle by the looks of it.

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