Raptors

Dark chanting goshawk

An electric pole makes a convenient perch.

Giant eagle owl

This huge owl and its mate had a nest in a large tree above a waterhole in the western part of Etosha.

Bateleur eagle

Paul was delighted to get decent shots of this eagle at a waterhole in Etosha.

Tawny eagle

Nesting in the top of an acacia tree in Etosha.

Black-breasted snake eagle

At a waterhole in Etosha. They eat their snake prey in mid-flight.

Martial eagle

At a waterhole.

African white-backed vulture

Vultures are not common in Namibia. Dead animals often just dry out in the desert rather than the bones being picked clean by vultures.

Osprey

At a waterhole.

Southern white-crowned shrike

Crimson-breasted bush shrike

At Okonjima.

Common kestrel

Greater kestrel

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