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When: April 19, 2018

Where: Zoo Veldhoven, The Netherlands

The adult Verreaux's Eagles are pretty difficult to photograph - they're in a large, dome-shaped aviary, set quite far from the visitor's path though you can walk up to the aviary in a round-about way. It's the only way you're able to really see them (shaded area, black Birds) so we've done it so far. They're really stunning Raptors, and it was amazing to watch them fly and do their thing.

Species: Verreaux’s or Black Eagle (Zwarte arend)

Latin name: Aquila Verreauxii

Originates from hilly and mountainous regions of southern and eastern Africa, and very locally in in West Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and southern Middle East.

Current status: Least Concern

Did you know:

…Though at times also called the Black Eagle, it’s more typically referred to as Verreaux’s Eagle so as not to lead to confusion with the Indian Black Eagle which lives in Asia.

…It is one of the most specializes species of Accipitrid in the world; its distribution and life history revolve around its favorite prey species: the Rock Hyrax.

…The Verreaux’s Eagle is part of a broad group of Raptors called “Booted Eagles”, which are defined by the feature that all included species have, namely, feathering over their tarsus. Most Accipitrids have bare legs.

…Considered very large Eagles, they actually rank as sixth longest Eagle in the world, measuring 75-96 cm (30-38 in) rom bill to the tip of the tail.
…Though most Birds of prey show sexual dimorphism, the female Verreaux’s only has a slight size advantage over the male, and are physically indistinguishable from each other.

…Verreaux’s Eagles are mostly jet-black in color; they have a yellow coloration of the cere (the bill is gun-metal grey), eye-ring and “eye-brows, which all stand out in contrast to the black plumage. More prominent when they’re seen in flight, is the white on the back, rump and upper-tail coverts and part of the scapulars. This forms as V-shaped patch, mostly obscured when perched.

© Mouselemur’s Photography - Portegiesje

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Description

When: April 19, 2018

Where: Zoo Veldhoven, The Netherlands

The adult Verreaux's Eagles are pretty difficult to photograph - they're in a large, dome-shaped aviary, set quite far from the visitor's path though you can walk up to the aviary in a round-about way. It's the only way you're able to really see them (shaded area, black Birds) so we've done it so far. They're really stunning Raptors, and it was amazing to watch them fly and do their thing.

Species: Verreaux’s or Black Eagle (Zwarte arend)

Latin name: Aquila Verreauxii

Originates from hilly and mountainous regions of southern and eastern Africa, and very locally in in West Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and southern Middle East.

Current status: Least Concern

Did you know:

…Though at times also called the Black Eagle, it’s more typically referred to as Verreaux’s Eagle so as not to lead to confusion with the Indian Black Eagle which lives in Asia.

…It is one of the most specializes species of Accipitrid in the world; its distribution and life history revolve around its favorite prey species: the Rock Hyrax.

…The Verreaux’s Eagle is part of a broad group of Raptors called “Booted Eagles”, which are defined by the feature that all included species have, namely, feathering over their tarsus. Most Accipitrids have bare legs.

…Considered very large Eagles, they actually rank as sixth longest Eagle in the world, measuring 75-96 cm (30-38 in) rom bill to the tip of the tail.
…Though most Birds of prey show sexual dimorphism, the female Verreaux’s only has a slight size advantage over the male, and are physically indistinguishable from each other.

…Verreaux’s Eagles are mostly jet-black in color; they have a yellow coloration of the cere (the bill is gun-metal grey), eye-ring and “eye-brows, which all stand out in contrast to the black plumage. More prominent when they’re seen in flight, is the white on the back, rump and upper-tail coverts and part of the scapulars. This forms as V-shaped patch, mostly obscured when perched.

© Mouselemur’s Photography - Portegiesje

I love it when you love my work, but please, if you want to use it in any other medium, ask my permission first.

To see more Bird photos, check out my gallery