A raptor perched in the top of a thorny acacia tree. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

aquila rapax acacia sp prey diurnal bird natural reserve sky adult predator alone thorn lying in wait profile shot overview day masai mara national reserve tree aquila tawny eagle aquila rapax on a branch acacia acacia acacia sp least concern iucn lc october nobody birds of prey day prey day bird diurnal birds of prey nature reserves nature reserve skies adults predators predatory single lonely only solo one lone thorns spiny spiney watchful be on the watch stalking being on the watch stalk at steal profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view overviews global sight global sights full length days daytime masai mara nature reserve masai mara game reserve maasai mara masai mara trees tawny eagles locust tree acacia sp least concern species with nobody bird wild animal animal environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment meteorological phenomenon atmosphere stage of development individual predation relation between species species enumeration morphology botany morphology organism hunt behavior shot atmosphere ambiance rift valley province kenya east africa africa woody plant accipitridae falconiformes aves tetrapoda vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota eagle papilionaceae / leguminosae fabaceae fabales dicotyledoneae angiospermae spermatophyta / phanerogamae tracheophyta embryophyta chlorobionta archaeplastida locust tree papilionaceae family / vegetale fabaceae family fabale family flora convention on international trade in endangered species of wild cites low risk iucn lr iucn red list of threatened species