Phil Haswell
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Verreaux's Eagle; alternatively known as the Black Eagle, especially in Southern Africa.
Adult Verreaux's Eagles are mostly jet-black in colour. The yellow colouration of the cere (the bill is gun-metal grey), eye-ring and “eye-brows”, all stand out in contrast to the black plumage. Even more prominent on flying birds when seen from above is the white on the back, rump and upper-tail coverts and part of the scapulars, which forms a V-shaped patch, although this feature is partially obscured in perched birds. Adults also have conspicuous white windows on the wing quills at the carpal joint (at the base of the primaries) when seen flying both from above and below.
Verreaux's Eagle is a very large eagle. It measures 75 to 96 cm (30 to 38 in) long from the bill to the tip of the tail, making it the sixth longest eagle in the world.
Image taken at the Drakensberg Mountains.
EG9G6451
To everyone out-there that has taken the time to view & comment on this image thank you very much, it is appreciated & I will try to thank you all personally.
Verreaux's Eagle; alternatively known as the Black Eagle, especially in Southern Africa.
Adult Verreaux's Eagles are mostly jet-black in colour. The yellow colouration of the cere (the bill is gun-metal grey), eye-ring and “eye-brows”, all stand out in contrast to the black plumage. Even more prominent on flying birds when seen from above is the white on the back, rump and upper-tail coverts and part of the scapulars, which forms a V-shaped patch, although this feature is partially obscured in perched birds. Adults also have conspicuous white windows on the wing quills at the carpal joint (at the base of the primaries) when seen flying both from above and below.
Verreaux's Eagle is a very large eagle. It measures 75 to 96 cm (30 to 38 in) long from the bill to the tip of the tail, making it the sixth longest eagle in the world.
Image taken at the Drakensberg Mountains.