Verreaux's Eagle Nest - Selati Game Reserve, South Africa

This live nest camera captures one of Africa's most impressive raptors up close, a breeding pair of Verreaux's Eagles nesting on a cliff face within Selati Game Reserve, adjacent to the Greater Kruger area. The project is run by the Selati Wilderness Foundation in partnership with Africam and Explore.org, with two cameras covering two nests built side by side on the same rock face.

Verreaux's Eagles are among the most specialised predators in Africa, with over 90% of their diet consisting entirely of rock hyrax, a small mammal that looks like a large guinea pig but is, remarkably, one of the closest living relatives of the elephant. The eagles are also one of the most monogamous bird species on earth, pairing for life and returning to the same nest site year after year.

At nearly a metre in length with a wingspan approaching 2.5 metres, Verreaux's Eagle is one of the largest and most powerful eagles in the world, yet it remains far less well known internationally than the African Fish Eagle despite being an equally spectacular bird.

Did You Know? Verreaux's Eagles are so dependent on rock hyrax that their entire range across Africa maps almost exactly onto the range of the hyrax. Where there are no hyrax, there are no Verreaux's Eagles, making them one of the most ecologically specialised large raptors on the planet.

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