A Palm nut Vulture attacks its reflection in a mirror set in the Gabon jungle

Description : English, Français The Palmnut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) lives near water points in the forests and savannahs of subSaharan Africa. Its plumage is all white except for black areas in wings and tail. He has a red plaque around his eye. The juvenile is brown with yellow eyepatches Its main food is not meat or carrion as it is usually eaten by vultures, but the fleshy fruithusks of the oilpalm nuts or of raffia palm nuts. The adult Palmnut Vulture can be crudely mistaken for the African FishEagle (Vociferous Eagle) Palmnut Vulture: white head, a red patch around each eye, light grey beak, white feathers everywhere except under the wings, lower back and early tail, which are black. African FishEagle: yellow face, tip of the black beak, its feathers are white only on the head, neck, torso, upper back and tip of tail, the other feathers are dark brown or black. Very large mirrors have been placed in Gabon deep forest by AnneMarie and Xavier HUBERTBRIERRE with M