The attack happened a mere 40 meters in front of us and straight towards us. We were fortunate to see 3 such attacks, two of which where successful but unfortunately away from us and one unsuccessful attack which we could only watch through the front window of the vehicle. While all this mayhem is erupting in front of you, to then try and pick up the attacking bird who’s arc of attack is out of the sun, is a real challenge and happens at such speed that getting an in-focus images is a real bonus :-). The noise, dust and panic is something to experience.
When these birds are in the sights of Martial Eagle from high above and it dives to earth at incredible speed, absolute pandemonium breaks out on the ground as the Guinea Fowl take to the air to get to safety, the Egyptian Geese fly into the middle of the water hole, the Black-necked Grebes dive to get away and the Black-backed Jackals sprint from across the open bush to the anticipated point of impact.
