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African proud


African proud
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Copyright: jaap polak (carper) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-02-06
Categories: Birds
Camera: Fujifilm Finepix S7000
Exposure: f/4, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-02-14 6:26
Viewed: 1991
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Appearance
The African fish eagle is a fairly large eagle. It has a distinctive black, brown, and white plumage.

Diet
Although, as its name suggests, it feeds extensively on fish, in some areas it preys on flamingoes and other water birds. It is also known to eat carrion and is classified as a kleptoparasite (it steals prey from other birds). Goliath Herons are known to lose a percentage of their catch to Fish Eagles. Their main diet is fish, sometimes dead, but mostly caught live. Catfish and lungfish are caught most frequently.


Behaviour
The African Fish Eagle has two distinct calls. In flight or perched, the sound is something like the American Bald Eagle. When near the nest its call is more of a 'quock' sound - the female is a little shriller and less mellow than the male. So well known and clear is the call of this bird that it is often known as 'the voice of Africa'. The African Fish Eagle is usually seen in pairs inside and outside the breeding season, even sharing kills made by either of them. They spend more time perched than flying, and usually settle for the day by 10am, having made their kill, although they will kill at any time of the day.

Habitat
It is most frequently seen sitting high in a tall tree from where it has a good view of the stretch of river, lakeshore or coastline, which is its territory. Near a lake with an abundant food supply, a pair may require less than a square mile of water to find enough food, whereas next to a small river, they may require a stretch of 15 miles or more. Some tend to move around to avoid the wettest weather, whereas others stay where they are all year round.

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Yes this another one from the Antwerpen Zoo. I think that this Zoo is very special in his sorts of birds. I think our sud- Afikaner here on the site will enjoy the shot, because the bird is also living there. I have made this shot I hope you like it too.
elizemeijer, Robbrown, sAner, sergegagne, red45, Fisher, willie, dew77, marhowie, PDP, mogens-j, Luc, pompey, Signal-Womb, jhm, gerhardt, Kirsten, Janice, extramundi has marked this note useful
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He looks like a judge :-) Great photo and very interesting note. Thank you for this wonderful photo!

It is beautiful !!! I am south-african, so yeah, I enjoy :D

Good pose, good details.

Guess i will have to go there too sometime.

TFS
Elize

A majestic bird well seen Jaap and he certainly has you in his beady eye, the only thing I would do would be to add a fraction of sharpening to lift it up from the very good OOF BG.
TFS

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2005-02-14 7:03]

Wonderful picture!! As always; supersharp, good POV & DOF. Goed gedaan Jaap. :)

What a majestic bird, Jaap! Very impressive with its white pectoral feathery layer. Great color rendering and POV. Informative note. I kind of agree with Robert about edge sharpness. Nonetheless a great shot, Jaap. TFS

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-02-14 7:26]

Like Joanna said - it looks kind a old English judge :-) Or maybe as eagle from Muppet Show :-) Great bird and great picture Jaap!

Well done, Jaap. A beautiful bird, almost like our Baldy in North America.
My tip, is to maybe have less space on the right and a little more on the left, because he is looking that way.
Well done on this shoot.

Mike

Absolute corker Jaap. High on my wishlist. We have two pairs flying around here in the city where I live. The closest I got to them was about 50 metres and then he was high on a tree about 30metres up. With my camera, that gives me a bird that is so small I can't do anything with it. Hopefully, I succeed soon.
Excellent, I love it.

Jaap, Very good details & exposure on the whites. The darker OOF BG helps alot here to make the subject stand out also..I agree with Mike that space rt would be better since the eagle is looking that in that direction. An excellent note...Well done!!

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-02-14 10:26]

Very nice work Jaap, he looks very authoritive. I feel the photo could be a little bit sharper but it's good. Well done.

Nice capture of a beautiful bird Jaap. A little soft on focus/sharpness but the colours are good. Personally I would prefer more space in front of the bird and less behind - apart from that it is a very nice capture and a good note.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2005-02-14 14:18]

Critique:
Personal assessment of the photo: great.
Great visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Comment:
Jaap, well seen and well done.
Thanks

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  • pompey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 146 W: 4 N: 745] (2768)
  • [2005-02-14 16:20]

Great shot of this majestic bird Jaap. Good exposure control to retain the feather definition.
Good note too, thanks for sharing.

Beautiful majestic capture of this eagle Jaap. You have handled the whites well. Very good post.

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 649 W: 0 N: 178] (628)
  • [2005-02-15 2:46]

Dag Jaap, uw uitstapje naar de Zoo te Antwerpen heeft blijkbaar zijn vruchten afgeworpen want ook deze is schitterend genomen en speciaal de poten met de klauwen, want een foto maken van deze dieren ook al is het in de Zoo blijft altijd afwachten. Mooi werk hier!
Groeten,
John.

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 755 W: 31 N: 20] (5032)
  • [2005-02-15 5:12]

Great portrait and interesting note. Here all is ok. Well done.

Nice post, it could be a bit more sharp.
Well done.
TFS.

Jaap, ek is op soek na die vogels. Hulle is pragtig, maar ek kan hulle nie in die wild sien nie. :(

Lovely animal, top of my wishlist. Great shot Jaap. Well done.

very nice shot!beautiful bird, he looks serious!good composition and colours.details on the feithers are good too.well done!

Very good Jaap.
Nice colours, very good details, pose and compostion.
Very well done my friend,

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2005-02-16 15:01]

Standing straight and proud. Good capture Jaap. All that spoils it is the ring on his leg.:) Well done.

Beautiful animal, it has a pose and a character!
Maybe just a bit more USM? today is the second time I suggest this, maybe is my sight whats wrong. :D

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  • Callie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1132 W: 105 N: 2609] (7531)
  • [2005-02-17 13:21]

Hi Jaap
Believe it, the five noted cal of this guy is even more beautiful than he is, and this IS one of the most beautiful eagles. Not as robust as his American bald cousin, but the brown and white are more pleasing to me than the bald eagles. You did a very good job here, well done!

Very proud regal bird, I like how tall he's standing. Well done.

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  • optic Gold Star Critiquer [C: 322 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-05-25 7:48]

Very nice photo of eagle Jaap, great pose i like the clear details & colours very well done !

Thanks for sharing,

Christian

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