African Fish Eagle

Posted by Nate Chappell on Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:23 pm

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Here's a shot from our recent Chobe, Botswana trip. This African Fish Eagle took off from the bank with this large strand of weeds, we weren't sure if it was lining for it's nest or not, if anyone knows if they line their stick nests with fresh material let me know. I liked the image partially because it's different from the usual fish eagle fare with well fish in their talons.

Canon 5D3 500F4 1/4000 F6.3, iso 800, manual exposure, handheld from boat

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by Robert Sabin on Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:36 pm

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Perfect Composition...Well done

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by Gaurav Mittal on Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:05 am

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A nice take on the Fish Eagle, excellent flight pose. Exposure on the whites looks good with overall good details.

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by Karl Egressy on Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:49 am

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Perfect shooting angle, great details and the weeds in the talon adds interest, Nate.
I sometimes see a Hawk grabbing a talon-full of weeds or leaves and then I find out that there was a
Mouse or a Vole inside.

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by George Whalen on Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:50 am

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Great shot Nate

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by mikullashbee on Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:33 am

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Beauty shot Nate. Nice working keeping those whites in check.

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by rbielefeld on Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:27 pm

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Super action shot. Love the vege. Nice one, Nate.

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by tinyfishy on Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:51 pm

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Excellent shot Nate, with all that stuff.

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by Antino_Cervigni on Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:57 pm