Anup Shah / Long crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) perched in bush, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) perching in Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia tree Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Anup Shah / Long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) perched on a branch, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Mike Read / Long-crested eagle {Lophaetus occipitalis} in flight, near Misty Mountain Lodge, South Africa, November

Mike Read / Long-crested eagle {Lophaetus occipitalis} in flight, near Misty Mountain Lodge, South Africa, November

Peter Blackwell / Long crested eagle (Lophoaetus occipitalis) perched on branch, Masai Mara NP, Kenya