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Location

West Coast, Western Cape
South Africa

Metadata

Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM   at 416 mm
Exposure 1/800 s, f/7.1, ISO 400 
Image size 800 x 534 pixels

IOC Names

Deutsch  Kaffernadler Dutch  Zwarte Arend
Italian  Aquila di Verreaux Spanish  Aguila Cafre

Comments

We were driving in a narrow, rocky valley, stopped there, left the car and saw right away this eagle diving . This photo and the four following ones were taken during the next 27 seconds.




 

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    10/08/2011

Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Aigle de Verreaux

Micheline JACQUEMIN