Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Greater spotted eagle in flight {Aquila clanga}. Muscat, Oman, December

Chris Gomersall / Greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga) juvenile perched in dead tree. Hula Valley, Israel. November.

Jochen Gerlach/ BIA / Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga) juvenile, Dhofar, Oman

Philippe Clement / Lesser spotted eagle (Clanga pomarina) feeding in forest, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, May. Captive.

Neil Aldridge / Lesser spotted eagle (Clanga pomarina) in flight over Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Lesser spotted eagle (Clanga pomarina) in flight over Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina) in palm tree, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Markus Varesvuo / Greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga) in flight, Oman, November

Markus Varesvuo / Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga) being mobbed by Crows, Sultanate of Oman, November

Markus Varesvuo / Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga) in flight. Sultanate of Oman, October

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga) juvenile, Oman, November

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga) juvenile preening, Oman, November