A medium beauty

the African Hawk Eagle. they have wonderful markings and feather covered legs.

Fortunately, these birds all live in very large aviaries with trees in them. This one was quite interested in the shutter noise and could not figure it out.

[Issi Bannerman]

Handsome fellow!

[Beryl Lloyd]

A great shot! fav

[narayani]

Very handsome

[Suzanne]

What an amazing bird

[Christine Louise]

Perfect shot, bird is so beautifully sharp, showing all the detail of his feathers.

[Peter]

Simply stunning bird and capture Diana, Fav:)

[winghong_ho]

Wonderful shot.

[Joan Robillard]

Amazing

[Babs]

What a beauty fav

[Susan Wakely]

Great looking bird.

[Valerie Chesney]

A magnificent bird & capture>> Fav

[Steve Chappell]

Fantastic capture

[Rob Z]

What a very striking bird - and image..

[Christine Sztukowski]

WOW

[katy]

FAV what are magnificent, looking bird, and your photo of him shows all the details with such great clarity

[Mags]

Love those spotted chest feathers!

[LManning (Laura)]

A very commanding presence!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

He is beautiful. Great shot.

[Paula Fontanini]

What a gorgeous creature and he definitely has a "don't mess with me" look about him! Gorgeous portrait!

[Bucktree]

Terrific capture. The colors and markings are beautiful.

[Carole Sandford]

Stunning bird!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[4rky]

So striking

[Heather]

A great capture of this handsome bird! (Interesting about the feathered legs) Fav

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Corinne C]

Splendid portrait

[Diana]

@jamibann @beryl @narayani @ankers70 @365projectclmutlow @pcoulson @wh2021 @joansmor @onewing @wakelys @happysnaps @swchappell @robz @365projectorgchristine @grammyn @marlboromaam @ljmanning @mittens @bluemoon @dkellogg @carole_sandford @elisasaeter @4rky @365projectorgheatherb @rickster549 @corinnec Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Great shot- I find a lot of birds are interested in the "clicking" sound a camera makes.