From Victoria Falls is possible to visit the nearby Botswana. Specifically Chobe National Park. African Fish Eagle
From Victoria Falls is possible to visit the nearby Botswana. Specifically Chobe National Park. African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) in Chobe National Park in Botswana. African fish eagles are familar birds of prey on the waterways of sub-Saharan Africa, noted for their distinctive and haunting call. These eagles perch on branches overlooking the water, swooping down to catch fish which are then carried back to the perch or dragged to shore if too big to carry. African fish eagles also eat birds, monkeys and even crocodile hatchlings. These efficient predators can get away with spending as little as 10 minutes a day actively hunting. The African fish-eagle is a proficient hunter, with live fish accounting for the bulk of its diet. It typically hunts from a high perch on a waterside tree, where it can watch for fish moving close to the water's surface. Once prey is sighted, the fish-eagle launches from its perch, swoops low over the water, and at the critical moment throws both feet forward to seize hold of its target with powerful talons. Small fish are carried through the air into a tree but larger catches are dragged through the water to the shoreline. Despite only one in every seven or eight fishing attempts being successful, the African fish-eagle rarely spends more than ten minutes per day actively hunting. Aside from fish, this efficient raptor will also take the young of water birds such as the lesser flamingo, and very occasionally will go for monkeys, crocodile hatchlings, frogs and insects. Except for the odd dead fish, fully mature African fish-eagles rarely feed on carrion unless food is particularly scarce. Adult African fish-eagles are normally seen in pairs, but on large productive lakes, nests and roosts may be only a few hundred metres apart, and many birds can be found together in one area. The stick nests are usually built in a tree close by water and are used year after year, growing in size over time with the addition of reeds, papyrus heads,
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