Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:An adult and a juvenile white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) fighting.jpg

File:An adult and a juvenile white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) fighting.jpg, featured edit

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Info When several white-tailed eagles use to go hunting on the same clearing it often comes to some wild-looking tussle. Usually they attack each other with their talons rather than the beaks leading to a very short but intense dispute. However, sometimes things may become worse with loads of feathers flying. Created, uploaded and nominated by AWeith -- AWeith (talk) 12:57, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- AWeith (talk) 12:57, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 14:37, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support a great shot, not completely the same as the other shot in the series, and each has its own magic.--Peulle (talk) 15:11, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Peulle PumpkinSky talk 15:37, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Peulle. Zhangj1079 (Saluton!) 15:39, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support per above --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 15:49, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Eagle Fight II - the sequel; as good as the first one. --cart-Talk 15:51, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Llez (talk) 16:24, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support But don't make those eagles the new "FPC ceilings" please ;-) (you can have heaps of them if you took bursts of the scene) - Benh (talk) 20:28, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Have no fear, Benh, I am sure you will stop me nominating too many of them ;-). However, if you spent these really exhausting days in a minute and f...ng uncomfortable shelter, watching these scenes which are so fascinating and beyond retrieval; you would certainly also want to share the images with those who might enjoy them just as oneself does. I will respect your notice when any more eagles shall push off. But more specifically: your well educated eye will certainly have noticed that in eagle fight II one contestant is different (The old bloke being attacked by two different youngsters)... Two photos of two different bursts :o). Cheers, --AWeith (talk) 21:54, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Just make sure each image is distinctly different from the other and you'll be fine. :)--Peulle (talk) 14:14, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support HalfGig talk 21:09, 5 January 2018 (UTC) -- invalid double vote per Special:Permalink/285160421#Administrator_User:PumpkinSky_has_engaged_in_sockpuppetry -- Colin (talk) 13:34, 4 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support A beautiful shot, just the right moment --Michielverbeek (talk) 21:48, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support per others. How close were you to the eagles? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:00, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- My estimate is 20-25m. The clearing where the eagles resided was approx. 50m wide; so distances were bewteen 20 and 70m. I took either the 400mm f2.8 lens or used the additional 2x converter. I was in a very old very small shack, which was accepted by the birds as part of their habitat. They completely ignored the presence of my lens moving to and fro and the noises the camera shutter made. Funny thing: there were always several ravens first on the clearing; without them showing up the eagles wouldn't come down at all. --AWeith (talk) 22:40, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent ǃ -- Basile Morin (talk) 08:44, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Technically average but great action shot. Please add note to identify juvenile. Charles (talk) 11:24, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Note added, thanks for the hint. What could I have done to increase technical quality,Charles?--AWeith (talk) 17:15, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'm not sure there's much you could have done. The camera setttings look spot on, but the light wasn't perfect. I'd have been very happy with it. Much better than my recent eagle efforts of mating and dining which are valuable captures, but nowhere near FP. Charles (talk) 19:51, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Colin (talk) 15:26, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Even better than the other one. Daniel Case (talk) 17:12, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 19:09, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- KTC (talk) 22:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Pugilist (talk) 12:54, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 18 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--cart-Talk 13:43, 10 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Birds/Accipitriformes