HOLY CRAP CHER this is a martial eagle!!! Wow i am SO JEALOUS.  It is the largest, and thus coolest, eagle of africa.  We have one, named Dillon, hence my incredible excitement!! Also, if that is really a banded mongoose (I’ll take your word for it) then this is quite an amazing photo op that should probably immediately be submitted to YourShot. How close were you?! WOW. WOW. WOW. And it does look somewhat similar to the tawny eagle, but the Martial Eagle is really notable for its distinct contrast in very dark upper parts and white (potentially flecked, as above) lower. Did you happen to see it in flight or in any other poses?  It has a really distinctive crown of 4-5 sticking up feathers on its head.

cherrybharati:

I think this is a tawny eagle? It’s standing on a banded mongoose that it’s either just killed or is in the process of killing, I know you can’t see it very well though.