...famous for being the African Fish Eagle.
At first let me show you our car guard and then what the sky looked like, and finally you will see the African Fish Eagle.
A very cloudy day, and strangely I haven't seen the eagle for a long time, but if he is up, then it means that they are breeding. I even know where their nest is, but I cannot get up to the lake as I was told, by one of the staff members, that they nest in a high tree next to a big lake high up on the mountain foothills. He did, however, offer to take me up there when they breed again, and I will call him to stick to his promise. Can you imagine having a whole day to watch the nest of fish eagles? It is going to be wonderful.
So, let's get on with it in today's post.
The car guard was waiting when I parked our car.
It is an Ibis Hadeda, and any prospective car thief would not like to tangle with the bird's long and sharp beak. His salary for looking after the cars is 20 fat worms per day :)
Right, let me show you some more lovely cloud shots on the day.
As usual a very strong wind was again at play with the clouds.
The wind was dancing and streaming the clouds to show us beautiful sights.
I saw a tiny black speck at the top left of the photo below, and the speck was moving. I immediately knew where the loud call was coming from, and I waited with my zoom ready.
Finally, let me show you the African fish eagle.
Oh yes, the wait worked very well, as there he was high up in the sky. The eagle's call can be heard from miles away.
You can see and read all about these great eagles on Wikipedia.
The African fish eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer)or the African sea eagle is a large species of eagle found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply occur. It is the national bird of Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. As a result of its large range, it is known in many languages. Examples of names include: visarend in Afrikaans, nkwazi in Chewa, aigle pêcheur in French, idì in Yoruba, hungwe in Shona, inkwazi in isiZulu, and ntšhu in Northern Sotho. Though this species may superficially resemble the bald eagle in appearance they are not closely related and the two species occur on different continents, with the bald eagle being endemic to North America.
Only three shots, but it was enough for me to see, and I was so happy to get him on camera again.
And so, it was a perfect outing, as far as we are concerned. And once again, unexpected surprises appeared to make me happy again with the camera. The thing about me, is that I always have hope as it works for me, and even at times when things are dark and rainy I am out there hoping to get something. Photography is more than a hobby to me, as my camera has shown me many secrets in nature. And so, I have combined the two, photography and nature to teach me how wonderful nature is.
I call it the other side of life.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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