- Fish Eagle bathing in the Chobe River. It did not seem to be worried about crocs, unlike just about everything else along the river.
- Fish Eagle flying up to its nest along the Chobe River.
- This shot is long lens telephoto shot of a Fish Eagle way up in the sky with vast cumulus clouds as a backdrop. It was calling and the thunderstorm was building over the Chober River.
- Fish Eagle carrying its massive catch back to its nest along the Chobe River.
- The female Fish Eagle is noticeably larger than the male.
- Fish Eagle in full flight along the Chobe River.
- The sheer size of a Fish Eagle’s wing!!!
- A majestic pair of Fish Eagles. The female is the bigger one.
- A majestic pair of Fish Eagles. The female is the bigger one.
- This large juvenile Fish Eagle shot was taken just below the bridge below the dam wall at Borokalalo. It was close providing a brief but superb sighting and shot.
- Fish Eagle swooped down towards the river.
- This Fish Eagle had just taken off from a sandbank along the Chobe River and rested on this rather uncomfortable looking perch.
- A Fish Eagle drying its wings in a high tree above the Chobe River.
- A Fish Eagle banking just after having taken off from a dead tree protruding from the Chobe River.
- A young Fish Eagle calling along the Chobe River.
- A sense of the massive power of the Fish Eagle.
- Juvenile Fish Eagle in flight – superb colouring.
- Young Fish Eagle shot just after take-off.
- The mature Fish Eagle is carrying what was left of its meal.
- A Fish Eagle on the lookout for a meal in the Chobe River.
- Early one morning along the Chobe River, we came upon this large Fish Eagle eating a big catfish. This shot was just before it took off.
- Early one morning along the Chobe River, we came upon this large Fish Eagle eating a big catfish. This shot was taken just after it took off carrying its huge meal.
- Full wing stretch at take-off.
- Calling its mate along the Chobe River.
- This Fish Eagle took off from a sandbank with this massive catfish. It flew towards us and over head back to its nest in a tree on the far bank along the Chobe River.
- A female Fish Eagle carrying nest material along the Chobe River.
- This female had just landed on this dead tree stump with a large stick in one talon. She was in the process of nest building. After a short rest she took off into strong wind and flew into one of the three distinctive Jackalberry trees where the two main part of the Chobe meet just before Kasane.
- THis Fish Eagle was feeding on a barbel on the bank of the Chobe River. We disturbed it and it took off in front of us. This image shows the power of this bird’s wings, The width of the wing is very apparent showing it lifting ability, soaring and slow flight capability.
- Female Fish-Eagle, bigger than the male , laong the Chobe
- Fish-Eagle in full attack mode on the Chobe river
- Fish-Eagle’s wings are wide and powerful and capable of lifting this large bird of prey out of the water
Where any of these taken at Borakololo?
Hi Escheltheaardvark – most of the fish eagles were taken on the Chobe River. The one juvenile fish eagle shot at Borokalalo was taken just next to the bridge below the dam wall.