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    Ken Watkins
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    We were told by our guide that this is an Osprey our village experts think otherwise.

    Probably far too much of a crop, the bird was across the Ruaha River.

    Taken in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania 6th September 2010

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    500mm F4 IS hand-held from open game viewing vehicle

    F6.3, ISO 800, 1/1250

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    Ákos Lumnitzer
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    This looks nothing like an Osprey to me Ken. Some other species for sure mate. Would have been nicer with a better HA. It's a great record shot though! :)

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    Johan Kruger
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    I wont bet money on my guess, but i think its an Augur buzzard (as found in tanzania), link : http://travel.mongabay.com/tanzania/images/tz_1966.html

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    The augur buzzard gets my vote too. Here is a link to a slide show including an image quite similar to yours. http://www.arkive.org/augur-buzzard/buteo-augur/

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    I have never been birding in Africa so I don't have any experience of the bird, but I don't think this is a buzzard. An Augur Buzzard doesn't have a bill like that, this is one heavy bill like an eagles. Also a juvenile or sub-ad augur have yellow bill base this bird have dark. I think it's an juv. African Fish-eagle like Ken and the village experts say. Here's an picture on a juv African fish-eagle: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...1t:429,r:4,s:0

    Nice image. Beautiful light, and good controled black/whites, just some small overexposition on the foot. TFS

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    Johan Kruger
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    Ivan I definately think you right and im wrong, colors also looks similar to this juvi http://www.pbase.com/ronniedp/image/59003433

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