(P:AfricaVideoStills) Dn-a1563.jpg (Bateleur Eagle) Comments
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From: dnew@san.rr.com (Darren New)
Subject: (P:AfricaVideoStills) index11.gif (0/1) (314 K)
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 02:34:48 GMT
1508 is a thompson's gazelle.
1517 - Mom and baby
1526 - Those darned starlings again.
1528 - Synchronized scratching.
(I actually saw this coming and was ready for it. ;-)
1560 - More babons
1563 - "What kind of eagle is that, James?"
"A flying eagle." "Thanks, James!"
1564 - "Look, a leopard!" "That's not a leopard."
"It has spots. maybe it's a very tall leopard."
1567 - A silver-cheeked hornbill.
1568 et al - Very well-fed tree-climbing lions.
Kenya and Tanzania, Summer 2000.
Stills from digital video camera.
640x480 JPEG, mostly unretouched.
Missing numbers are due to chopping
out non-animal pictures (such as
scenery, plant life, etc.)
Released to the Public Domain,
but I would appriciate hearing about
commercial use of the photos.
-- Darren New.
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The bateleur eagle or bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) is a medium-sized eagle in the family Accipitridae. Terathopius ecaudatus is endemic to Africa and small parts of Arabia. "Bateleur" is French for "Street Performer".