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Serious bird One of my favourite birds of prey. Displays a very unique hunting method, often stalking the prey on foot... Africa,Amboseli,Geotagged,Kenya,Melierax canorus,Pale Chanting Goshawk Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Serious bird

One of my favourite birds of prey. Displays a very unique hunting method, often stalking the prey on foot...

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  1. Reminds me a bit of the secretary bird, also a bird best described as "terror on foot". Posted 8 years ago
    1. Exactly... Secretary bird is also such a unique character. Let me upload a photo of it in a minute :) Posted 8 years ago

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The pale chanting goshawk is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. This hawk breeds in southern Africa. It is a resident species of dry, open semi-desert with 75 cm or less annual rainfall. It is commonly seen perched on roadside telephone poles.

Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
Species identified by burak_dogansoysal
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Uploaded Jan 2, 2015. Captured Jul 4, 2014 13:18 in Amboseli National Park, C103, Kenya.
  • Canon EOS-1D X
  • f/4.0
  • 1/2000s
  • ISO200
  • 500mm