Bonelli's Eagles in Sicily, S Italy

The Bonelli's Eagle, Hieraaetus fasciatus, is a smallish eagle of mountains, cliffs, gorges, woodland, to 2.000 m in Europe. It has broad wings, long tail and a small protruding head, like a big Honey Buzzard, and in Europe it's strictly a Mediterranean species, occurring on the Iberian peninsula, in S France, Sicily, Croatia and Greece, usually in pairs. The photo, courtesy of Giovanni Cumbo, was taken in Sicily on January 8, 2006, during a trip organized by Lipu-Birdlife, Alcamo section.

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