Eagle

[ladyhawk]

Can anyone confirm this for me, taken today in a field beside Munlochy was a good 30- 40 ft away so pic not so great is this a young golden eagle noticed it going up to our tool shed and on the way back it was still ther feeding on a rabbit i think too big for a buzzard help would help if i put pic up

[ladyhawk]

pic of the bird

[RoyW]

If I was going to ID this I would say that it looks good for a Buzzard.

...but to be honest there really isn't anything in the photo that helps much with an ID. If anyone does say that it is definitely 'x' or 'y', I would be interesting in their reasons for giving this ID.


Edit: I would probably expect the wing tips to fal nearer the tail tip on a Golden Eagle, but this may be altered due to photographic angle and the fact that the bird is leaning forward.

[Dave66]

From the photo i would have to say it's a buzzard. Especially if it is only 30-40 feet away. Even a young golden eagle would be quite large at that range.

Dave.

[aeshna5]

Buzzard is the impression I get too, though it's a rather distant shot.

[ladyhawk]

Was to big for a buzzard see buzzards every day when am out this bird was much larger

[Blizzard]

I can't really make out much detail from the photo to be honest. Could it be cropped to make it bigger?

[ladyhawk]

Originally Posted by ladyhawk

Was to big for a buzzard see buzzards every day when am out this bird was much larger

but then i was never any good at distances

[accipter]

I hate saying this because it sounds like a cop out but check if anybody has lost a bird of prey first, other wise its very hard to say from your pic if you are sure its not a buzzard. Alan

[solus]

From the location of Munlochy (on the Black Isle, yes?) Golden Eagle would be considerably less likely than Buzzard. It wasn't a Red Kite, was it? (Although the photo says "Buzzard" to me.) Remember, Buzzards are extremely variable in size and plumage and have the strange ability to look both huge and surprisingly small!