Okavango – face-off between Delta & Panhandle

Finally it was time for the Lord of the River. The guide tosses a wedge of tilapia into the channel as a lure to a fish eagle, giving photographers the chance to capture this bird’s ever graceful manoeuvres. Getting that prize photo needs some really fast action, though, and a lot of practice. So, the white chest blaze of a fish eagle identified on a tree at the channel edge … two photographers briefed and poised to press the shutter release … Ray then prepared his fishy treat, tying it to a length of papyrus so it would float. With a high-pitched whistle he lobbed it upstream. The eagle flashed down in an elegant curve, extended talons whipping up the parcel. A splash on the water surface was the only remaining proof of its swoop.

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