An Eastern Imperial Eagle roosting in the desert
A large bird of prey that has an extensive range stretching from South Eastern Europe, parts of Africa, parts of South Asia and throughout South East, North Asia and Russia. It is large dark colored Eagle and larger most other Eagles in India (Except for the Golden eagle maybe).
They measure about 80-90 cms with a wingspan of 5-5-7.5 feet and weigh about 3.5 - 4.5 Kg. The bird is an opportunistic predator and our guide informed us that this raptor often claims prey from other raptors like the Falcon. It hunts waterbirds, reptiles like the Monitor / Spiny lizards and there is a recent picture of it hunting a fox as well.
We sighted several Imperial Eagles in the desert mostly roosting in the morning, while evening we saw them flying in large circles in the sky, probably targeting some prey. This is a lifer for me and I made an earlier trip to another place to see this bird 18 months ago without success.
Thank you very much in advance for your views, faves and feedback.
An Eastern Imperial Eagle roosting in the desert
A large bird of prey that has an extensive range stretching from South Eastern Europe, parts of Africa, parts of South Asia and throughout South East, North Asia and Russia. It is large dark colored Eagle and larger most other Eagles in India (Except for the Golden eagle maybe).
They measure about 80-90 cms with a wingspan of 5-5-7.5 feet and weigh about 3.5 - 4.5 Kg. The bird is an opportunistic predator and our guide informed us that this raptor often claims prey from other raptors like the Falcon. It hunts waterbirds, reptiles like the Monitor / Spiny lizards and there is a recent picture of it hunting a fox as well.
We sighted several Imperial Eagles in the desert mostly roosting in the morning, while evening we saw them flying in large circles in the sky, probably targeting some prey. This is a lifer for me and I made an earlier trip to another place to see this bird 18 months ago without success.
Thank you very much in advance for your views, faves and feedback.