Yes well done S/he is (I believe) an African Fish Eagle.
Vulture Awareness Day was the date we visited (can't remember the exact date...think it was 5th September...)
This doesnt look like a African Fish Eagle to me as Hagley Falconry Centre one and it looks different to this.
I think this could be a Brahminy Kite as some of the photographs in this gallery look remarkably the same
Definitely a Fish Eagle; however, it's the same basic colour pattern as a Brahminy Kite, but different size & shape. Last time I was there, they were flying a [very old] Brahminy: I've seen it in flight with group of mixed Red & Black Kites, more than a dozen kites in the air at once.
I was just wondering because it looks nothing like the ones they have at Hagley Falconry Centre.
There are no brown feathers around it's head which I understand are a natural look to the birds
Below is the African Fish Eagle from Hagley
I have asked a falconeer about the bird and I must appologise as your photograph is of a African Fish Eagle (adult) and the one from Hagley is a juvenile about 12 months old.
Ihope they keep him at Hagley so he can grow into a majestic looking animal like the one in your photograph
Again Sorry
