Bateleur

Shot at the local zoo, would rather see them where they belong and where they can fly freely though.

[Luna Sol]

Such great colors and details! Beautiful shot. Fav!

[Jan Harris]

A wonderful shot against the white Leon.

[Sally Ings]

Amazing details! I was lucky enough recently to be able to see some Bateleur in the wild but unfortunately they were not close enough to photograph!

[Therese]

a very beautiful bird, and fabulous focus on the eyes! Great shot!!!

[Sabine]

Great shot, love the details!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Great capture of this big bird, FAV from me.

[Hubregt Visser]

Great shot! I like the way you got rid of any fence or wire cage. fav!

[Andy Mcculloch]

Great detail and like the white background.

[Leon Buijs]

@lunasol thank you very much for your comment and fav Luna

[Leon Buijs]

@ladymagpie thank you very much for your comment and fav Heather

[Leon Buijs]

@hjv thank you /dank je Hubregt, all I really did was using spot lighting

[Leon Buijs]

@andy3168 thank you for your comment and fav Andy,

[Leon Buijs]

@macromover @salza @monkeykid @bientje86 thank you all very much for your lovely comments and putting this picture on the trending page.

[Linda]

I agree with you completey. I'm not a great fan of zoos myself, but this is at least a very natural looking shot. So much detail, beautifully captured,

[Leon Buijs]

@happysnap thank you very much for your comment Linda,

[Joey]

Fabulous macro shot!

[Taffy]

Wow -- the details in the feathers are sooo clear!

[Andy]

Brilliant. Faved

[LaLa]

Tremendous coloring on the white background. FAV