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ID help needed, please

Taken last summer; apologies for its darkness.

ID help needed, please
sooty mangabey, 6 Apr 2014
    • sooty mangabey
      Taken last summer; apologies for its darkness.
    • nanoboy
      This is a really nice photo. I love the darkness. It's the kind of pic you buy as a poster print.
    • IanRRobinson
      Strong super-orbital ridge; powerful bill: and a hint of yellowish feathers at the nape. I'm going to go for Aquila chrysaetos, the Golden Eagle.
    • sooty mangabey
      Thank you both....

      @nanoboy - I think this is one of those nearly good pictures - it's just a bit too "noisy" for me to be happy with it!

      @ianrobinson - I was thinking golden eagle, possibly, but also maybe wahlberg's eagle (ZootierlisteHomepage). Any thoughts?
    • Macaulay
      Either golden eagle or eastern imperial eagle
    • David Matos Mendes
      My guess would be golden eagle. Notice the lighter feathers on the corners of her wings. Wahlberg's eagles don't have this characteristic. They are entirely dark brown. I first thought about eastern imperial too, but their feathers have a little lighter brown color.
    • Great Argus
      Pretty sure it's a golden eagle.
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