Show us your predator birds

[Safari Cal]

Martial Eagle taking off in the Maasai Mara

 

[insomniac]

 

Kuyenda, South Luangwa

[Soukous]

We found this Martial Eagle in the grass amongst the trees not far from our camp in Ndutu, Serengeti.

He/she was concentrating on eating a rabbit it had killed and did not want to abandon the meal, even when we stopped to observe.

 

 

[Peter Connan]

 

 

this was a special momant. We were sitting in the car, in the shadow of a tree overlooking the Polentswa waterhole (Nossob river), when this Tawny landed in the tree above us. It sat there for about half an hour, giving us the eyeball occasionally, before heading down for a drink. Of such moments are holidays made.

[Soukous]

A Dark Chanting Goshawk in the Serengeti

 

[Soukous]

a Tawny Eagle, also from the Serengeti

 

 

[Kitsafari]

@@Peter Connan very late to this. But Wow, just wow especially on the martial eagle.

[Soukous]

Hooded Vulture

 

 

Vultures: The silent victims of Africa's poaching crisis

[Morkel Erasmus]

Gotta love the raptors - great shots everyone!

 

A regal fish eagle from the Chobe river in Botswana...

[Morkel Erasmus]

Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Southern Africa

Edited May 22, 2014 by Morkel Erasmus

[johnkok]

this was a special momant. We were sitting in the car, in the shadow of a tree overlooking the Polentswa waterhole (Nossob river), when this Tawny landed in the tree above us. It sat there for about half an hour, giving us the eyeball occasionally, before heading down for a drink. Of such moments are holidays made.

EyeballODP.jpg

I may be putting my foot in it but I suspect this (#3 above) is a juvenile Bateleur

Edited May 23, 2014 by johnkok

[Peter Connan]

Jip, you are quite correct...

[marg]

Wahlberg's Eagle, Malilangwe

[Soukous]

Ruppell's vultures, Maasai mara

 

 

vultures doing what they do best

 

first just one

 

 

then lots

 

 

 

Edited May 27, 2014 by Soukous

[Paul T]

August 2014 - South Luangwa NP, Zambia

 

Martial Eagle taking flight

 

[Sverker]

this was a special momant. We were sitting in the car, in the shadow of a tree overlooking the Polentswa waterhole (Nossob river), when this Tawny landed in the tree above us. It sat there for about half an hour, giving us the eyeball occasionally, before heading down for a drink. Of such moments are holidays made.

EyeballODP.jpg

Think it is a juvenile Bateleur eagle.

[Peter Connan]

 

this was a special momant. We were sitting in the car, in the shadow of a tree overlooking the Polentswa waterhole (Nossob river), when this Tawny landed in the tree above us. It sat there for about half an hour, giving us the eyeball occasionally, before heading down for a drink. Of such moments are holidays made.

EyeballODP.jpg

Think it is a juvenile Bateleur eagle.

 

@@Sverker, please see posts no. 68 and 69...

[SSF556]

[loafer247]

Guess the bird!

[sanjay]

@@Peter Connan @@Soukous @@Paul T @@marg @@Morkel Erasmus , Fantastic images of Birds of prey.

[Bush dog]

From Samburu, Gabar goshawk on a weaver's nest

 

[Peter Connan]

Saw two Secretary birds starting to nest this weekend.

 

 

 

[sanjay]

@@Bush dog , @@Peter Connan Incredible Images shot in Air..Its perfect Air Shot

[JohnT]

Guess the bird!IMG_5354_edited-1.jpg

@@loafer247 : Black chested snake eagle perhaps? Near Mapungubwe?

[JohnT]

Fiscal shrike with mouse, almost its own size.

Karoo National Park 2013