This medium sized raptor favours small inland rivers and was perched alongside the river which is adjacent to the main lodge. There had just been a cloudburst which explains why the Eagle was looking bedraggled. It was photographed from a small hide on the opposite side of the river.
Country: Malaysia
Location: Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Borneo
Family: Kites, Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Species: Lesser Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus humilis)
Date taken: 19/10/2011