On a clump of reeds in Lake Awassa, this African fish-eagle sat and watched the surroundings. For a non-ornithologist, this eagle may possibly be confused with the US national bird, the Bald eagle. They do belong to the same genus, Haliaeetus; they both have brown-black plumage, yellowish beaks and white heads and are about the same size. For both, fish is also an important part of the diet. The bald eagle, however, has a dark breast and lives only in America, while the African fish-eagle has white breast and lives only in Africa, south of the Sahara. The beaks also differ. While the Bald eagle has a bright yellow beak, sometimes almost with a reddish tinge, the tip of the African fish-eagle's beak is dark, almost black. The yellow cere on the face, evident in this picture, is also almost completely missing in the case of the Bald eagle.