This Martial Eagle killed a dik-dik in the riverbed just below our house, on 09 October 2007. After eating about a third of the antelope, it abandoned its kill overnight. Amazingly, the carcass was not stolen by a scavenger and the eagle was able to return to feed in the morning.
Once you've looked at this gallery, why not read the whole story...
EAGLE ANTICS: Raptors photographed at Kulafumbi
Kulafumbi, bordering the Tsavo National Park in Kenya, is a paradise for eagles - the river attracts a lot of animals and birds (which are prey species for eagles), and the riverbed is a useful hunting ground.
Almost daily, one drama or another unfolds which involves birds of prey - the main stories are contained within this journal, but additional photos can be seen in these galleries (with links back to the main journal entries so you can easily navigate back and forth between them).
Almost daily, one drama or another unfolds which involves birds of prey - the main stories are contained within this journal, but additional photos can be seen in these galleries (with links back to the main journal entries so you can easily navigate back and forth between them).
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Martial Eagle on Dik-Dik Kill - 09 & 10 October 2007 (16)
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Fish Eagle Stealing Fish from a Crocodile - 24 October 2007 (18)
It's not always the big guys who come out on top - this series of photographs shows an African Fish Eagle, just below our house, stealing a fish from a crocodile. It took the eagle a couple of aerial circuits to drive the crocodile away, but it won in the end and flew away with its booty of a half-eaten Barbus. Read the full story here... -
Miscellaneous Birds of Prey at Kulafumbi [2007] (25)
The Tsavo Ecosystem is a fantastic place for eagle-watching...here is a collection of random and varied eagle images, all photographed on (or over) our property.