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Shaking its feathers This Eagle was seen at Eagle Encounters, Spier Wine Farm.<br />
They have a rehabilitation program and where possible, rehabilitated birds are released to the wild. African harrier-hawk,Eagle,Fall,Geotagged,Polyboroides typus,South Africa,Stellenbosch Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Shaking its feathers

This Eagle was seen at Eagle Encounters, Spier Wine Farm.
They have a rehabilitation program and where possible, rehabilitated birds are released to the wild.

    comments (2)

  1. It looks awfully familiar but I still cannot find a match :( Posted 8 years ago
    1. Thanks for the efforts, Ferdy.
      Hopefully someone else will be able to help with the ID :)
      Posted 8 years ago

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The African harrier-hawk, harrier hawk, or gymnogene is a bird of prey. It is about 60–66 cm in length, and is related to the harriers. It breeds in most of Africa south of the Sahara. The only other member of the genus is the allopatric Madagascan harrier-hawk.

Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Sep 26, 2016. Captured Mar 25, 2014 19:58 in Lynedoch Rd, South Africa.
  • NIKON D5200
  • f/5.3
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 210mm