Paux 24/09/2015 18:43
Golden Eagle & other raptors from a Xijnjiang sight-seeing trip
Time : Aug to Sept 2015 (about 4 weeks)
Areas visited : mainly scenic areas at N. Xinjiang on a self-driving sight-seeing trip
Golden Eagle (adult & sub-adult)金鵰 @ Sayram Lake 賽里木湖
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Paux 24/09/2015 18:45
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Paux 24/09/2015 19:08
The place where these 2 eagles appeared in the sky :
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A view of Sayram Lake
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Paux 24/09/2015 19:25
Himalayan Griffon 高山兀鷲 @ a canyon at Ili 伊黎
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Paux 25/09/2015 21:03
The canyon at where the griffon flew over our car
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Paux 25/09/2015 21:07
Long-legged Buzzard 棕尾鵟
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Paux 25/09/2015 21:10
A different LLB
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Upland Buzzard 大鵟
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Paux 25/09/2015 21:21
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 雀鷹
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End. Thanks for viewing. More photos of birds other than raptors will be posted in a new thread.
HFCheung 2/10/2015 11:54
The second eagle is an adult Steppe Eagle, not Golden Eagle. Not the lightly-barred flight feathers.
HF Cheung
Paux 3/10/2015 17:25
Fai Gor, thanks for your correction.
Initially, when I spotted these 2 eagles above the mountain, they clashed in the sky for a short while.