Staffan Widstrand / Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) in flight, about to land, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) flying, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Anup Shah / Tawny eagle {Aquila Rapax} defending Lesser flamingo carcass from scavenging Sacred ibis{Threskiornis aethopicus} and Marabou storks {Leptoptilos crumeniferus} Lake Nakuru, Kenya.

Anup Shah / Three Tawny eagles {Aquila Rapax} feeding on Lesser flamingo carcass, surrounded byMarabou storks {Leptoptilos crumeniferus} Lake Nakuru, Kenya.

Anup Shah / Marabou stork {Leptoptilos crumeniferus} and Tawny eagle {Aquila Rapax} fighting over Lesser flamingo carcass, Lake Nakuru, Kenya.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Steppe eagle, 1st winter {Aquila rapax nipalensis} Muscat, Oman, Middle East

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Steppe eagle in flight, Oman, {Aquila rapax nipalensis} 2nd winter bird

John Downer / Tawny eagle {Aquila rapax} feeding on Zebra carcass, Zimbabwe

Ann & Steve Toon / Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) in flight, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Staffan Widstrand / Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) feeding on carcass, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) calling, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax), and Pied Crow, (Corvus albus) feeding on warthog carcass, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa