Out of the Blue by danob

Photography • Creatures • posted on Apr 25, 2008

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This is a young Bateleur Eagle who spend most of their day Gliding in the thermals from early morning until they come into roost.. Bateleur is a French word - meaning tumbler or acrobat.Some of my French friends however did say previously, that tightrope walker may be more accurate. This is probably derived from the bird's ability to execute 360 degree rolls during its nuptial display. Its scientific name Terathopius Ecaudatus comes from the Greek and means (roughly) 'marvellous face without a tail'. In flight, the Bateleur manoeuvres itself with a notable canting movement, banking from side to side like an aircraft, and perhaps reminiscent of a tightrope walker using his pole for balance. This leads to the commonly held belief that this is necessitated by its lack of a tail to assist steering, and linking the name Bateleur with tightrope walker, rather than tumbler. Thanks for taking time to look and for all your comments and on this, and the series so far.. More to follow..

Comments (67)

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KarmaSong

3:58PM | Fri, 25 April 2008

An impressive arrival for this magnificent 'bateleur'. Your presentation and narrative are also a source of further delight to the eye and mind.Bravo Danny!

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e-brink

4:09PM | Fri, 25 April 2008

Wonderful composition. A very fine shot indeed.

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kgb224

4:22PM | Fri, 25 April 2008

Excellent capture my friend.

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timtripp

5:04PM | Fri, 25 April 2008

brilliant!

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Darkwish

5:13PM | Fri, 25 April 2008

Fantastic work! Very well done!

MedTran39

5:21PM | Fri, 25 April 2008

Awesome!

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bpclarke

6:11PM | Fri, 25 April 2008

Beautiful shot. Bunny

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kansas

7:14PM | Fri, 25 April 2008

A spectacular capture!

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Ionel

8:22PM | Fri, 25 April 2008

Superb capture and very interesting information!

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DCLEW2

9:42PM | Fri, 25 April 2008

Excellent capture. Very interesting Eagle. The mating ritual must be common amongst Eagles. Bald Eagles have been known to hit the ground in there spiral dive killing both birds. Luckily that doesn't happen very often... anyway, very well done here.

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LudyMelltSekher

11:38PM | Fri, 25 April 2008

Hello my dear friend, Wonderful photography.Fantastic work. Superbly done!! Congratulations!! A million stars** Happy weekend. Hug and kiss in Your heart.Luminous blesing.Ludy Sorry to have that to write the same thing in English to all, but are few the words that I have in English to say,I´ speak Spanish.

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