Ben Hall / Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) in flight against autumn colours, Czech Republic, November. Captive.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Two Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) chicks in their nest. Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009 Wild Wonders kids book.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Two Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) chicks, Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) on nest with chicks, Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) on nest, Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Steppe eagle, 1st winter {Aquila rapax nipalensis} Muscat, Oman, Middle East

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Steppe eagle in flight, Oman, {Aquila rapax nipalensis} 2nd winter bird

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Egyptian vultures (Neophron percnopterus) in flight, Red kites (Milvus milvus) and Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis), Rajasthan, India.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Egyptian vultures (Neophron percnopterus) in flight, Red kites (Milvus milvus) and Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis), Rajasthan, India, October.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Two Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) on ground in steppe grassland, Inner Mongolia, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) scavenging on a dead sheep, Bayanbulagu Gatcha, grassland steppe, Inner Mongolia, China, Inner Mongolia, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) scavenging on a dead sheep, Bayanbulagu Gatcha, grassland steppe, Inner Mongolia, China, Inner Mongolia, China