Eleonora's FalconFirst year
A juvenile bird as indicated by the fresh plumage, buffy-white rather than clean white cheeks lack of the adults' contrast between pale base of flight feathers dark underwing coverts.

The species

Classification

Order  : Falconiformes
Family : Falconidae
Species : Eleonora's Falcon


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : stga49429
Author :
Plumage : First year

Shooting

date : 2004 Oct
Country : Spain (sp)
Region : Balearic Islands
Place : Cabo de Formentor Cabo de Formentor
Lat. : 39° 55' 41'' North
Lng. : 3° 8' 30'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]

Model : Canon 1Ds
Exposure : 1/500s s
aperture : f4
Focal length : 500 mm
Iso : 200
Flash : no