Topic: Very young juvenile Bateleur staring into the camera
Technical data: Canon R6 with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 5000 | 1/500sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Hand held
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Not at all. I met this juvenile Bateleur at a bird show at the ‘Dullstroom Bird of Prey and Rehabilitation Centre’ (www.birdsofprey.co.za), an organization which does great work in raptor rehabilitation.
I love the frontal portrait shot of this beautiful creature. The rescued eagle was rather curious and friendly, despite its ferocious stare.
The centre also offers a photography day to take pictures of many different raptors in the centre. I will be back soon to get more stunning images of these hunters in the sky.
Technical data: Canon R6 with RF lens f4-6.3/24-240mm | ISO 1600 | 1/2000sec | f6.7 | ev+0 | 200mm | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Crop to 30% of original image
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My favorite eagle, the Bateleur, has a French name which stands for ‘Tide Rope Walker’ or more freely translated juggler or acrobat (German: Gaukler / Zulu: iNgqungqulu). Due to its very short tail it got a very distinct way of flying which probably led to this rather unusual name.
It is the most colorful of the eagles in Africa. At Thanda we are at the Southern end of its distribution range and we are lucky to see them regularly on the reserve.
I realize that I have neglected my bird posts a bit over the last few weeks, but I will try to do better in the future 😊.
Have a good day!
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