Lisa Colman (Our Eyes Open), who lives in Florida, sets a weekly bird “challenge” on her Blog for other Bloggers to share. She has posted some wonderful photos of birds of prey on her Blog and has also given so much interesting information about them.
I’m responding by sharing some of the photos of birds of prey I have taken in Uganda (my second home) as I don’t have any good photos taken in the UK.
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- White-headed Vulture (imm) with a Uganda Kob leg!
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- Palm-nut Vultures
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- Palm-nut Vulture
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- Lappet-faced vulture
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- African White-backed Vulture
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- African White-backed Vulture
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- Osprey
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- Pygmy Falcon (a rare bird which was outside its normal range)
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- Black-shouldered Kite
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- Black-shouldered Kite
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- Black Kite
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- Black Kites
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- Yellow-billed Kite
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- African Harrier-Hawk (adult)
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- African Harrier-Hawk (immature)
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- Long-crested Eagle eating a Black Crake
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- Martial Eagle (immature)
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- Brown Snake Eagle
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- Tawny Eagle
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- Tawny Eagle being harrassed by aWattled Lapwing
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- African Fish Eagle with a fish
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- African Fish Eagle eating a fish
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- Martial Eagle
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- African Fish Eagel (immature)
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- Lizard Buzzard
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- Dark Chanting Goshawk
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- Lizard Buzzard proving its name!
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- Bateleur (eagle)
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- Dark Chanting Goshawk
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- Dark Chanting Goshawk
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- Eurasian Marsh Harrier
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- Augur Buzzard
CROSSING CULTURES, FINDING FREEDOM 
Birds are changing their patterns a little more every year. It’s been interesting to watch the past 8 years that we have been birders. Our field guide is not perfectly accurate any longer. 🙂
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Well, this challenge was certainly meant for you! 🙂 Holy Moly! What a gallery of Birds of Prey! The only bird I’ve ever seen is the Osprey. Uganda has a lot of natural vacuum cleaners. We only have 2 Vultures here in the US. I can’t even say I have a favorite here. The lighting on the Lizard Buzzard is outstanding & to catch it with a lizard. Love them all! 🙂
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Thank you for your lovely comments. We don’t normally have any Vultures in the UK – until, that is, this year, when a Lammergeier (aka Bearded Vulture) arrived from Europe and has stayed in one locality for about 2 months now, all on its own! I haven’t actually travelled north to look for it. We’ve seen Ospreys in many countries – they certainly get around on their different migratory routes.
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