In this final post on the Boyd Hill Nature Preserve Raptor Fest, we feature the star of the show, an African Black (Verreaux's) Eagle named Ka.
Falconer Steve Hoddy, founder and director of Earthquest, showed off the 10-month old eagle in her juvenile plumage. When she molts into her adult plumage, she will be all black.
The largest bird in the show, she wowed the crow with her wingspan.
Up close, you can see how beautiful her color patterns are.
The photos don't do her plumage justice as the sun was really bright. In person, her coloring was even more saturated and vibrant.
At one point, Ka went, er, spread-eagle to soak up the sun.
Check out those looong legs!
Thanks to everyone at Earthquest and the volunteers at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve who worked so hard and brought a lot of joy to so many people.
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