Juvenile Bateleur

Shouldn't you be calling it a short tailed eagle now?
Nice capture but I think the bright blue sky as a BG works against you a bit, making the bird look quite dark. Also a shame that the tail is obscured by that branch .

I like the perch and the bird. Something about that sky doesn't feel right. It feels a bit too perfect.

Edited: Looking at this image again, there is a pretty strong blue cast. I pulled the larger version, did a color correction and it looks much better. Let me know if you're interested and I could e-mail a copy.

The youngster looks pretty impressive to me, Ken. Nice composition, and that's an awesome perch it chose.

I agree with Keith on the blue cast; easily fixed. One tough looking bird, even as a youngster. Lovely perch and capture, and a sweet sky.

I agree with the comments regarding the blue cast, clearly something went wrong here. Whilst the sky can be very blue at this time of year in Botswana, I think that this is just too strong.

Here is a repost which I hope is a little better?

I always try to use the "real" name and take no notice of the renaming!

Nice pose and perch. I like the repost better. Though I don't know the color of the bird as I have never seen one, it looks more "natural" in the repost. It also helps separate the tail from the branch. Thanks for posting and reposting.

Lovely capture of a bird I don't think I've seen before, even on here Ken. I can see the minor nits about the blue, but extremely sharp and wonderfully comp'ed.

Roger and Bill,
Thanks very much, I am happy to share a "new" bird with you both

Very nice Pose, sharpness, composition and perch. TFS.

Basri.

Thanks very much for your comment