Angelo Gandolfi / Short-toed Eagle (circaetus gallicus) flying amongst Stone Pines (Pinus pinea). Coto Donyana, Andalusia, Spain. 2007.

Luis Quinta / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} brings snake to chicks in nest, Portugal

Jose B. Ruiz / Short toed eagle with chick at nest, Spain

Charlie Summers / Black-chested Snake Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) in flight with snake in beak. Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.

Charlie Summers / Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) in flight with snake in beak. Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.

Robin Chittenden / Short toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) flying with prey in beak, Lesvos, Lesbos, Greece April

Charlie Summers / Black-chested Snake Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) taking off, Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, East Africa

Angelo Gandolfi / Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) flying low over stone wall, calling, Tuscany, Italy

Angelo Gandolfi / Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Tuscany, Italy

Vincent Grafhorst / Brown Snake-Eagle (Circaetus cinereus), Makgadikgadi, Botswana

Anup Shah / Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis)perching on a branch . Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Short toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Extremadura, Spain, April 2009

Tony Heald / Brown Snake Eagle {Ciraetus cinereus} perched on rock, Chobe NP, Botswana

Piper Mackay / Brown snake eagle (Circaetus cinereus) killing a Cobra, Lake Nakuru NP, Kenya

Bruno D'Amicis / Short toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) perched on branch in wintering ground, Kaffa Zone, Southern Ethiopia, East Africa December 2008

Luis Quinta / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} adult with chick in nest, Portugal

Luis Quinta / Short toed eagles {Circaetus gallicus} bring snake to chick in nest, Portugal

Luis Quinta / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} chick feeding on snake in nest, Portugal

Ingo Arndt / Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) landing, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Ingo Arndt / Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Peter Blackwell / Black breasted snake eagle {Circaetus pectoralis} Masai Mara, Kenya

Jose B. Ruiz / Short-toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} with chick at nest, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Short-toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} Alicante, Spain

Staffan Widstrand / Short toed / Black crested snake eagle {Circaetus gallicus} and flock of White storks {Ciconia ciconia} flying in the thermals, Serengeti NP, Tanzania, East Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Head portrait of Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} Camargue, France

Staffan Widstrand / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} head portrait, Camargue, France.

Jeff Vanuga / Brown snake eagle {Circaetus cinereus} killing a cobra snake. Lake Nakuru National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.

Tony Heald / Brown snake eagle {Circaetus cinereus} perching in Acacia tree, Kruger NP, South Africa.

Tony Heald / Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) Kaokoland, Namibia

Tony Heald / Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) Kaokoland, Namibia

Roger Powell / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} male perched in rain, Spain

Roger Powell / Short toed eagle female defing chicks from intruder {Circaetus gallicus} Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} juvenile spreading wings at nest, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Short toed eagle and chick at nest, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Short toed eagle egg in nest, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} brings snake to chicks in nest. Spain