White-tailed Eagle at Macin Mountain National Park

Macin Mountain National Park, tucked into Romania's Dobrogea region beside the Danube River and within easy reach of the Danube Delta's wetlands, offers a fine chance to photograph the White-tailed Eagle against the backdrop of one of Europe's oldest mountain ranges. The proximity of river and delta habitats to this ancient, weathered landscape makes for a striking contrast in your compositions, with the eagle often framed against rugged, timeworn peaks. Photographers joining the Birds of the Danube Delta holiday typically visit in May, when conditions in the park are best suited to seeking out this species. Patience and a long lens are your best allies here, given the scale of the terrain and the distances involved in tracking this striking raptor.