Saturday, 24 January 2015

SATURDAY CRITTERS - Fish Eagle in Malawi

We hired a boat to go to try and entice the Fish Eagles to come down and feed.  Although we saw a lot, many of them did not oblige us by coming down to the fish we provided, never the less it was great fun trying and a wonderful sight to see them.  ALL the images are heavily cropped!



These are the people we saw last week on a post who are also looking for the Eagles and Annika exchanged a wave with them.





Jon, my son in law conversing with the boatman.













Although I took quite a bit of videos of the Eagles in the trees, the movement of the boat made it to shaky to show you.   Annika was the only one that could get the Eagle to come down for the fish as you will see in the video below.


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I hope you enjoyed see these Fish Eagles.  I will be posting another post about the Adult Fish Eagles on Wild Bird Wednesday, next Tuesday (my UK time).

I am linking this post with SATURDAY CRITTERS.

Thank you for visiting and leaving comments.  Thank you Eileen for linking me in this week.
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34 comments:

  1. Jo24 January 2015 at 17:33

    I love your photos of the Fish eagles. And good on Anika for succeeding to feed one. We had this experience on Lake Baringo, GRV, Kenya. I managed some photos of the bird swooping down! Thanks for sharing these precious memories. Have a great weekend. Jo

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  2. Breathtaking24 January 2015 at 18:09

    What a fantastic experience that must have been. Lovely photos of the Fish eagles and boat trip, and the vídeo clip was amazing, well done Anika!:)

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  3. Terri24 January 2015 at 18:38

    Even cropped, these photos are spectacular. Love the videos, too.

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  4. Elephant's Child24 January 2015 at 19:27

    How ungrateful of the eagles. And how magnificent they are.
    Thank you.

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  5. Irma24 January 2015 at 19:50

    Hi Margaret,
    What a great experience.
    Very well that Annika has managed to get the eagle diving for fish.
    The video is beautiful.
    Have a very good weekend.
    Best regards, Irma

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  6. eileeninmd24 January 2015 at 22:33

    Margaret, what a cool sighting of the fish eagle. It is an awesome looking bird.. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post! Have a happy weekend!

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  7. Marcia24 January 2015 at 22:48

    Neat! Those eagles bear such a close resemblance to the bald eagles here.

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  8. TexWisGirl25 January 2015 at 00:25

    they're incredibly beautiful!

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  9. Montanagirl25 January 2015 at 01:19

    Really nice looks at the Fish Eagles! I would have loved to view the video, but my server couldn't find the page.

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  10. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©25 January 2015 at 02:02

    Wow, those are great!
    ~

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  11. Jenn Jilks25 January 2015 at 02:46

    Ah, it takes a child! :-)

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  12. Maude Lynn25 January 2015 at 03:07

    Look at those hooked beaks! Wow!

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  13. Linda W.25 January 2015 at 03:12

    I enjoyed the video of the fish eagle in action. Looks like a great trip, even if the eagles didn't cooperate.

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  14. Anne (cornucopia)25 January 2015 at 03:28

    Great photos! They look very similar to Bald Eagles.

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  15. Anonymous25 January 2015 at 03:56

    Beautiful eagles, and I agree with Anne (cornucopia) - they look very similar to Bald Eagles. Cousins perhaps? :-)
    Good for Annika! She had the sweet touch!

    Lindy

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  16. Rajesh25 January 2015 at 04:32

    Wonderful shots of great eagles.

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  17. maryaustria25 January 2015 at 05:10

    These fisheagles are really impressive! Wonderful shots!

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  18. Unknown25 January 2015 at 05:29

    How wonderful to see the handsome eagles. I wish you a lovely weekend, Margaret.

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  19. Anonymous25 January 2015 at 07:37

    Good job, Annika. What a neat little video.
    The Fish Eagle is a very majestic-looking bird.

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  20. Ginny Hartzler25 January 2015 at 08:37

    You got wonderful pictures of him! H e is so huge! I love that beautiful last picture, in flight. The glorious color and the majesty of the bird.

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  21. Ruth Hiebert25 January 2015 at 09:51

    The Fish Eagle is a beautiful bird.

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  22. DeniseinVA25 January 2015 at 11:00

    You got some great photos of them Margaret, and cute ones of Annika. And what a pretty name she has, I have meant to say that before.

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  23. Stephanie25 January 2015 at 12:09

    Love the eagle shots!

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  24. A Colorful World25 January 2015 at 12:53

    How exciting for Annika! This looks like a wonderful excursion, and I know it must have been enjoyed immensely by all. But, for Annika, something she will remember always! Great pictures of the beautiful birds, especially the video!!!

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  25. Kees van Dommele25 January 2015 at 18:17

    Probably you made the same kind of trip on Lake Malawi as we did in 2010. I managed to take a number of pictures of the fishing eagle, pretty nearby. Anyway, and impressive, unforgettable experience.
    Greetings, Kees

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  26. Christian Perrin25 January 2015 at 21:03

    A stunning species that looks quite similar to Australia's fish hawk, the Brahminy Kite. That would have been a lovely day out Margaret!

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  27. Inspired By June26 January 2015 at 05:17

    Wonderful images, Margaret - what a fun experience!

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  28. Stewart M26 January 2015 at 15:20

    Great birds, and good looking times.

    I saw sea eagles last week, but alas no pictures.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

    PS: work has settled down, school and summer holidays just about over, normal service will now be resumed!

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  29. Lina Gustina26 January 2015 at 19:42

    Wow, amazing birds!
    Thanks for dropping by.
    www.1sthappyfamily.com

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  30. Stuart Price26 January 2015 at 20:27

    Great stuff, a bit different from my eagle experiences. Well much warmer at least!

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  31. Lee Ann L.26 January 2015 at 23:21

    That (the video) was awesome! Those birds look gorgeous!

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  32. This N That27 January 2015 at 01:57

    Magnificent birds..Great pictures..What an experience..Thanks for sharing..

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  33. Hannah27 January 2015 at 09:47

    It's great to see your trip to Africa, to bask in the warm sun with you and see the Fish Eagles. The movie is fun, I have a red-headed niece, she must have really enjoyed succeeding with feeding the fish to the eagle.

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  34. NatureFootstep28 January 2015 at 09:44

    a beautiful day and great adventure :)

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