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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

African Fish Eagle

After finishing my Parkrun circuit on Saturday, I walked back along the route to meet Grant and John who were still walking. 

Passing the first dam and having time to do this, I stopped and photographed the African Fish Eagle sitting in a tree on an island.



The African Fish-eagle is a locally common resident, largely sedentary. It's usually associated with large bodies of water (like this dam it presides over) It eats predominately fish; it's capable of lifting 2kg weights from the water. 

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HAPPY WEDNESDAY TO YOU ALL!

8 comments:

  1. What a huge bird it looks very proud !

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  2. Très bel oiseau ;-)
    Céline & Philippe

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  3. Wow Jo, that is such an impressive bird! It posed nicely for you.

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  4. Hello, Jo, what an awesome looking bird. Great shots of the African Fish Eagle. Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!

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  5. he is a beauty and very similar in looks to our Amercian Eagle, but they are not fish eaters. our Osprey is a fish eater

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  6. I love all eagles and this one is NO exception! Great captures!

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  7. Well done on your run Jo. A good time I thought. The eagle was a bonus wasn't it? Not quite spring here but it won't be long.

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