Eleonora's Falcon 1st 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


Species photos

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The photo

O.Net reference : stga49429
Author :
Plumage : 1st year

Photo details

Date : 2004 Oct.
Country : Spain (sp)
Region : Balearic Islands
Location : Cabo de Formentor Cabo de Formentor
Lat. : 39° 55' 37'' North
Lng. : 3° 8' 42'' East

Exif data [+][-]

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