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Yes it is a juvenile 'orange legs'. Have seen quite a few on the R62.

Could someone please help with I.D. to help settle a bet.

A group of us are having a slight differrence of opion on whether this is a Dark chanting goshawk or Pale chanting goshawk ?

Photo of bird taken in the southern part of kruger just before afsaal.







any help would be appreciated.

Hi herbsza. This is a Dark-chanting Goshawk. Distribution is almost enough to ID this one, since the Pale-chanting G. does normally not occur around Afsaal as it is absent from virtually the whole of Kruger. Besides, from my experience I would say the bird in the photos is clearly to dark to be a PCG.

@imberbe - thank you for such a quick response!

@BB - good phrase!!

SO and I had a great time trying to photographs the birds. That eagle was truly beautiful.

I took these ones in Addo in April. Not the best quality with the light but perhaps enough to assist.

Thank you.

Looks like an immature Pale-chanting Goshawk.

This beautiful specimen was hunting in the grass next to the road near Robertson today

Just another PCG, yes but in the WCNP?! ; We on the West Coast were very excited cause this lone PCG was spotted for the first time during our 2011 Wader Bash, and by a student. She won the prize for Rarity Bird.
During this years' Wader Bash it was spotted again in the WCNP and won the runner up Rarity prize.
I was fortunate to see it last Monday for the first time and took this photo.