Fishing at Sunrise! - a photo on Flickriver

            The African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) is a proficient hunter, with live fish accounting for the bulk of its diet. It typically hunts from a high perch on a waterside tree, where it can watch for fish moving close to the water's surface. Once prey is sighted, the fish-eagle launches from its perch, swoops low over the water, and at the critical moment throws both feet forward to seize hold of its target with powerful talons. Small fish are carried through the air into a tree but larger catches are dragged through the water to the shoreline. Despite only one in every seven or eight fishing attempts being successful, the African fish-eagle rarely spends more than ten minutes per day actively hunting. 
Calling and duetting, whilst perched or soaring, is an integral part of the breeding display, and is combined with dramatic aerial dives and falls, with pairs interlocking talons in mid air. 

This formidable African Fish Eagle was photographed coming in to pick up the bait on a early morning boat ride on Lake Baringo, Kenya. 
   

Taken in: Kenya / Rift Valley / Kampi Ya Samaki (show map)

Taken on: July 4, 2017

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/6.3, 1/1600 sec, 200mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	200mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Macintosh)
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