Cool Dude......
The Bateleur Eagle
The Bateleur occurs throughout the savanna and open woodland regions of Africa south of the Sahara.
In South Africa, the species once graced the skies of the Transkei, the Eastern Cape, the Karoo and the south Western Cape but sightings in these areas are no longer common.
The Bateleur eagle eats carrion, reptiles, and small mammals like rats,
hedgehogs, squirrels or young hares.
When attacking snakes, the bird raises its crest and spreads its wings. This, together with long, scaly legs, ensures that, should the snake strike, it will hit either feather or scales, neither of which will pass venom into the bird’s blood stream.
The voice of the Bateleur eagle is quite distinctive. The most frequent consists of short repeated barks ‘kau-kau-kau’, followed by one or two long shouts of ‘koaagh’. In the wild this call is made while perched. Its scream of anger is completely different.
2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In the lowveld wildlife reserves, where the Bateleur probably occurs at maximum density in an ideal habitat, it is quite numerous. Outside of protected areas, the Bateleur is vulnerable to poisoned bait. The birds have been eradicated from virtually all South African farmland due to indiscriminate attempts to control jackal.
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Anne Smyth
handsome, noble, and, yes, cool!
Optimalxpozure
well done
Torfinn Johann...
Cool it is! Perfect shot.
bill oneil
beautiful, in fact it is stunning
Jim Robertson
Fantastic capture.
dancinfreakshow
Certainly looks like one slick customer Jon…Very nice!!!
RickF
Excellent capture!
digitalmidge
Beautiful one Jon…;-)
D R Moore
Simply Beautiful….Nice work
Jo Hoden "C'...
Fabulous
Sean Jansen
Picture perfect, amazind detail, and a phoyo shot just right
Braedene
You have the mosty amazing animals/birds in your portfolio – this is stunning. I saw these in flight when I was in Africa but could not get a close up. Wow! This is great.
WayoftheWarrior
love these Eagles
KMorral
Beautiful clarity, love the feathers and the colours (again)
Scott Denny
Superb framing. Awesome clarity and detail.
linda858100
fabulous in deed,
durcheinander
Wonderful capture!
Lucindawind
he is gorgeous !
Gail Bridger
WOW he is so beautiful, never seen one before! Thank you for sharing!! :)
jdmphotography replied
Thank you Gail ……. (;
jdmphotography
Nature's Realm
wonderful capture my friend. – Dennis
jinney
Absolutley -Ammazing shot!
-love that look -you’ve captured …in his eye!
wonderful!
-jinney
SandraRos
Brilliant capture, this is my favorite bird to watch in the South African sky’s it has a very specific way of flying
Jody Johnson
GREAT shot…......what a magnificent bird.
mlynnd
Awesome!
lanebrain phot...
Wow what a cool Eagle and Great shot of it as well. Thanks for all the information on it as well, nice touch for us that do not have them where we live!!
Robert Armstrong
Absolutely fantastic capture! Amazing work!
lorilee
Soooooo beautiful – fabulous color and details!!!!
Brandie1
Wonderful capture.
Gorgeous bird
Troy W. Smith
Awesome shot.
Krys Bailey
Great shot of this colourful eagle!!!
CherilynJoy
Fabulous shot! Such great detail.
Trish Threlfall
awesome
Sheila Smith
Noble
Sharon Mau
It is a beautiful image Jon!
jdmphotography replied
Thank you for your kind comments on one of my fav images Sharon ! ..... (-;