Bateleurs Feast

We’d spent the afternoon looking for rhino and as a last measure we headed down to a nearby water hole before the sun set. As we approached we noticed two eagles feeding close to the water’s edge. We first set about identifying the eagles and then turned our attention the prey on which they were feeding. It was two juvenile Bateleur eagles, still without their adult colours, feeding on a large African Rock Python, about two meters in length. Although Bateleur eagles are fairly common at Ngala, African Rock Pythons are seldom seen and it was a pity to see this rare reptile under such circumstances.

Posted: &BEYOND Ngala by Ray Hume, Date: 27 July 2008