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Hi,

My wife and I had a magical couple of weeks in southern Africa during our summer (their winter), during which I took almost 10,000 photographs.

These are my favorite photos of the raptors we saw. I hope you enjoy them!

1. Pearl-spotted owlet, in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park
http://www.de-regt.com/FM/PearlSpottedOwlet-5DSR9867-20170720.06.33.21.jpg

2. Juvenile martial eagle, also in Hwange
http://www.de-regt.com/FM/MartialEagle-5DSR0512.2017-07-22;00.34.jpg

3. Southern pale chanting goshawk finishing a meal, also in Hwange
http://www.de-regt.com/FM/Goshawk-5DSR0698.2017-07-22;01.28.45.jpg

4. Martial eagle with its gullet full of just-eaten guineafowl, in Botswana's Chobe National Park
http://www.de-regt.com/FM/MartialEagle-5DSR0782.2017-07-25;07.19.08.jpg

5. The best glimpse I got of a bateleur (a species of eagle), also in Chobe
http://www.de-regt.com/FM/Bataleur-5DSR0047.2017-07-26;06.02.04.jpg

5a. Maybe this is a better take on the bateleur
http://www.de-regt.com/FM/BataleurHead-5DSR0047.2017-07-26;06.02.04.jpg

6. Tawny eagle, also in Chobe
http://www.de-regt.com/FM/TawnyEagle-5DSR0206.2017-07-26;22.12.55.jpg

7. Verreaux's eagle-owl, in Chobe
http://www.de-regt.com/FM/EagleOwl-5DSR0399.2017-07-27;05.45.10.jpg

8. A very different look at another verreaux's eagle-owl, in Botswana's Moremi Game Reserve (a national park, not a zoo).
http://www.de-regt.com/FM/EagleOwl-5DSR0655.2017-07-28;21.23.33.jpg

9. Fish eagle in Moremi
http://www.de-regt.com/FM/FishEagle-5DSR1214.2017-07-30;01.16.42.jpg

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Oct 08, 2017 at 01:02 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Southern African Raptors

Nice set

Morris

Oct 08, 2017 at 02:21 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Southern African Raptors

Very nice set of images of birds we don't often see posted. Thanks for posting them.

Dave

Oct 08, 2017 at 02:38 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Southern African Raptors

Nicely done Mark ~ Ron

Oct 08, 2017 at 06:31 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Southern African Raptors

Great set of raptors. I enjoy seeing these foreign species.

TFS
Geoff

Oct 08, 2017 at 09:01 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Southern African Raptors

Very nice set mate.

Oct 08, 2017 at 09:48 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Southern African Raptors

lovely variety and light., Mark

Oct 08, 2017 at 10:25 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Southern African Raptors

What a great collection of varied images! Thanks for sharing these.
Keith W.

Oct 08, 2017 at 11:55 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Southern African Raptors

very nice set of raptors Mark

Oct 09, 2017 at 04:01 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Southern African Raptors

Sounds like a wonderful trip. Nice set

Birdie

Oct 09, 2017 at 08:29 AM


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