From: Fleur Ng'weno <fleur@africaonline.co.ke>
Date: 2010-09-10 15:37
Subject: Re: [KENYABIRDSNET] Wednesday morning bird walk -- Juvenile Crowned Eagle
Re: [KENYABIRDSNET] Wednesday morning bird walk -- Juvenile Crowned Eagle
Dear George and Peter
Your photos of an immature eagle on the Wednesday Morning Birdwalk are superb, thank you for sharing them with us.
I think the bird is an immature Ayres’ Hawk Eagle. Both Ayres’ Hawk Eagle and Crowned Eagle are found in Ngong Road Forest Sanctuary.
Immature Crowned Eagles should show a slight crest and spots on the feathered legs.
My group saw something much smaller – a Little Sparrowhawk!
Wishing you good birding, Fleur
On 9/9/10 7:57 AM, "Dr. Georg M. Verweyen" <dr.verweyen@googlemail.com> wrote:
This Wednesday's morning bird walk led us to Ngong Race Course where one group explored the region around the dams next to the entrance. In this region we repeatedly saw a huge bird of prey, probably a juvenile crowned eagle. I am not going to describe this bird in layman's words, just have a look.
If you are interested, I can provide better resolution on request (and to a robust mail box only).
For identification this should be fine.
Happy Birding,
Georg