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naomi c
 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - Raptors
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Hi all,
we saw this raptor flying over H14, January 10th 2011. Could you help me with the ID?

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Bush Baptist
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Not a great pic charbel, but my first instinct is a dark chanting goshawk.

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charbel
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Dear Bush Baptist,
Yes, the pic was not good. Cropped from a far away photo. Thanks for the tentative ID.
Any other opinions on this?

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I'm thinking that this is most likely a steppe buzard, but I'm not entirely certain :whistle: Seen at WCNP in early December 2012.

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Bush Baptist
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I think so too! Black wing tips.

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Agree with Steppe Buzzard :thumbs_up: The pic is somewhat unclear and could be Jackal buzzard , but the JB has a brown tail whereas the SB has a much lighter tail on the underside . Both hav black wingtips .

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Bush Baptist
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I should have added 'on a pretty uniform looking brown bird'.

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:D :thumbs_up:

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Hi, Could you ID this bird of prey, which I saw outside Punda Maria camp.
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As you can see it was eating a young nyala but I didn't actually see the kill.

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Immature Bataleur

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Agreed!

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Thanks for your quick replies. I had the idea that it might be a young bateleur but wasn't certain.
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interesting to compare the size between the Nyala and the Bateleur :thumbs_up:

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A few years ago we came across a young bateleur pecking at a very fresh impala carcass. We concluded it was roadkill as there was nothing else around.

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