Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Bubo lacteus
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Verreaux's eagle-owl is Tanzania's largest owl. Coloring is grey or grey-brown with fine white barring and pink eyelids. The juvenile was seen at Lake Eyasi (left 5th row), courtesy of Ernst Schauerte. The top flight photo was taken at Ndutu, courtesy of Siegfried Woldhek. The nest photo (Akagera NP-Rwanda) is courtesy of Ives Grau. The second row photos (Usa River) are courtesy of Christie Reeves. The other photos were taken at Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Manyara Ranch and Olasiti. Click photo above to see 26 enlargements including birds with prey, a night infra-red photo and an eagle-owl being harrassed by a lanner falcon and a greater kestrel.
  
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All unattributed images on this website are:
copyright © 2001-24 Ron Eggert or David Peterson
All other images are the property of the indicated photographers:
Ernst Schauerte, Rick Carlson, Fain Zimmerman, Frank Priscus Shirima
Brenden Simonson, Siegfried Woldhek, Stuart Webb, Stephan Schramm
Christie Reeves, Bob Kasworm, Fons Maex, Yves Grau

Last Update this page: 5-18-24