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English: African hawk-eagle (Aquila spilogaster), Damaraland, Namibia
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Source Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk
Author
Charles J. Sharp (1951–)  wikidata:Q54800218
 
Alternative names
Charles James Sharp; Charlesjsharp; Charles James Sharp Bentley; Charles Bentley
Description British wildlife photographer
Date of birth September 1951 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period from 2003
date QS:P,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Camera location20° 30′ 14.77″ S, 14° 25′ 21.82″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Africa

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Aquila spilogaster

inception

4 March 2018

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20°30'14.771"S, 14°25'21.821"E

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400 millimetre

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current18:30, 13 December 2023Thumbnail for version as of 18:30, 13 December 20232,512 × 3,768 (4.45 MB)CharlesjsharpsRGB
12:33, 13 December 2023Thumbnail for version as of 12:33, 13 December 20232,512 × 3,768 (3.81 MB)Charlesjsharpexposure
12:06, 24 September 2023Thumbnail for version as of 12:06, 24 September 20232,512 × 3,768 (3.43 MB)Charlesjsharpreprocessed new crop
14:04, 20 February 2019Thumbnail for version as of 14:04, 20 February 20193,040 × 3,040 (3.74 MB)CharlesjsharpNR and cropped
17:50, 19 March 2018Thumbnail for version as of 17:50, 19 March 20184,560 × 3,040 (5.09 MB)CharlesjsharpUser created page with UploadWizard

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