Upon our drive back from Struisbaai we saw this famous Fish Eagle on a pole next to the road!
Information about the African Fish Eagle;
"The African fish eagle, or to distinguish it from the true fish eagles, the African sea eagle, is a large species of eagle found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply occur. It is the national bird of Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and South Sudan. As a result of its large range, it is known in many languages. Examples of names include: visarend in Afrikaans, nkwazi in Chewa, aigle pêcheur in French, hungwe in Shona, and inkwazi"
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Fish_Eagle
Fierce and proud his call is known as the "Voice of Africa"!
Eyes that can see a fish from miles up in the sky!
And below we have the scarce Gymnogene!
Winter has driven them into the town suburbs!
One of a few predator birds that climbs trees in search of nests.
Feared by all smaller nesting birds!
Flies low searching from tree to tree.
Information on the Gymnogene;
"The African harrier-hawk, harrier hawk, or gymnogene is a bird of prey. It is about 60–66 centimetres in length. It breeds in most of Africa south of the Sahara. The only other member of the genus is the allopatric Madagascan harrier-hawk".
Source; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_harrier-hawk
I have tried to supply you here in the links with a more comprehensive overview of these two exceptional raptor birds.
We were so fortunate to see them in real life and my camera was very happy to put them on film.
Note: All photos and descriptions are mine except for the "Information" source, linked parts.
The photos are unedited and were cropped by me for uploading purposes.
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