cywong

Bonelli's Eagles, Mai Po, 27/07/08

Adult and Juvenile(flying)


Adult(flying) and Juvenile


Adult


Juvenile


I do not understand why both of them have a large swelling below the throat. Moreover, they often stuck out their tongues like dogs probably due to the very hot weather.

peregrine

These are beautiful photos.

DanielCKChan

Lovely birds. I miss them very much. Nice shots.

cywong

Thanks to peregrine and Daniel.

ajohn

I think the large bulges below the throat are simply because the birds have had a big meal and still have food in the crop

cywong

Thank you very much for answering my query.

HFCheung

I don't fully understand why birds sometimes have this big pouch on the throat.  Sometimes I have doult whether this is really a meal, because the position do not exactly the stomach position.  I could imagine that this is made of air.

HF Cheung

cywong

Many thanks for sharing your opinion.