Thulane and Emoyeni

Last Thursday i woke up with an urge to photograph the Black Eagles of Roodekrans (Aquila verreauxii), and so i headed out on a short photographic expedition for the morning. In photography there is no expectation, you can only visualize the shot you want and hope nature plays ball with you. I was also at the gardens last weekend and met another fellow photographer, Hannes, who arrived 30 minutes before me and was lucky to get the exact shot i was after. After showing me the image i asked him what he was still doing here, he had an amazing shot and you can't ask for more. He replied saying he would like a shot with a kill in their claws approaching the nest. I laughed and said i am sure you will get that but keep coming back. My hopes for yesterday morning were to get the shot he got last weekend but i got a whole lot more than that! The females name is Emoyeni and she is 40 years old. She is responsible for building the nest and feeding prey to the young chick that the male catches. Emoyeni is seen in my one image bringing twigs to the nest. The males name is Thulane. I am assuming Thulane is the one bringing the Dassie back to the nest with Emoyeni following to come care for the chick. It was a very successful morning for both myself and the birds More information can be read on the project website and there is a live webcam pointed at their nest to watch them while you stuck in the office. www.facebook.com/blackeagleproject www.blackeagles.co.za

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