{"id":8374,"date":"2012-01-28T06:43:31","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T06:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/?post_type=sight-projects&#038;p=970"},"modified":"2023-10-05T09:56:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T23:56:58","slug":"bateleur","status":"publish","type":"sight-projects","link":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/projects\/bateleur\/","title":{"rendered":"Bateleur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img  fetchpriority=\"high\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"683\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6548 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-ruff-2-1024x683.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p>The Bateleur (Afrikaans name Berghaan)  is a large raptor which spends most of it&#8217;s time in flight. It gets it&#8217;s name, meaning tightrope walker in French, from the way it slowly rocks from side to side when in flight.<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"683\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6549 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-juv-1024x683.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p>It takes seven to eight years for a Bateleur to reach the beautiful adult plumage. Juveniles are brown and similar in shape to a snake eagle.<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"682\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6550 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-4-1024x682.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-4-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-4-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-4.jpg 1280w\" ><\/p>\n<p>Unlike other eagles, both Bateleur parents share incubation and brooding activities. They lay a single egg in a large stick nest, in the major fork of a tree.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"683\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6551 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-close-1024x683.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-close-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-close-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-close-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-close-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-close-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bateleur-close-scaled.jpg 2560w\" ><\/p>\n<p>Bateleurs feed mainly on small mammals and other birds, reptiles and will even scavenge at large animal carcasses. Juveniles are sometimes seen eating with vultures.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  title=\"Bateleur5\"  width=\"1280\"  height=\"877\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-976 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bateleur5.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bateleur5.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bateleur5-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bateleur5-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bateleur5-220x150.jpg 220w\" ><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Bateleur (Afrikaans name Berghaan) is a large raptor which spends most of it&#8217;s time in flight. 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