Nothing can quite compare to the regal standing of a predatory bird. This majestic and colourful eagle is smaller than our bald eagle in North America, but is an equally strong raptor.
We were lucky to see this one perched as they can spend 80% of their day in the air in flight scanning for their next meal.
These eagles can fly more than 483 km (300 miles) a day, with a speed of 48 to 80 kmh (30 to 50 mph).
Bateleur is French word for describing a tightrope-walker/performer/tumbler, this name was likely chosen because of its distinctive aerial acrobatics. Their movement is so iconic that there’s even a bateleur eagle dance.
The bateleur eagle’s length is 55 to 70cm (22 to 28in), with a wingspan that can vary from 168 to 190cm (5ft 6” to 6ft 3”) and weigh 1.8 to 3.0 kg (4.0 to 6.6 lbs).
They typically have a lifespan of about 20 to 25 years, but sadly this bird species is threatened due to pesticides, loss of habitat, nest disturbance, and risk of capture for international trade.
These eagles enjoy a hot bath under the sun, they frequent water bodies to take a bath by opening their wings out to the sides and following the sunlight. It will sometimes lie on the ground, exposing its wings to direct sunlight to warm the oils in its feathers to enhance its aerodynamics.
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¿Qué hace Vd. D. Alonso
atrapado en la pared,
que la araña temerosa
no le quiere a Vd. ni ver?
Déjese de tonterías
y váyase Vd. al barbero
si ello es menester,
mas no suba a las paredes
que Vd. es caballero
de los de honra y andante
y tiene mejor que hacer.
A veces no sé qué ocurre
que la gente se altera
y hace lo que no debe
echando, ¡por Dios!, a perder
su honor y su librea.
Minkus: Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet).
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