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I went back to some of last years images and found this forgotten one. I know the image is out of season but it makes me hunger for spring.
This osprey was trying to hunt for fish. Unfortunately for the bird and for us he didn't manage to catch one.
Going through some old images and came across this previously unedited photo of a male Kestrel taken a few years ago...
A majestic and powerful eagle and maybe the largest raptor found in the country. A full grown adult eagle is around 80-90 cms tall with a wingspan of around ~6-8 feet. These weigh around 3-4.5 kgs - roughly 50-60% heavier than a Greater Spotted Eagle which is the common large raptor we see in our state..
During the Desert national Park trip last week, we sighted many of them all over the national park - they were just sitting on the ground alone and a few times in a group. On this day, we sighted 3 of them together with 2 Griffon vultures behind them - it was an awesome sight for me. All of these were impressive sized raptors - majestic, fearless and with a muscular / bouncer kind of look.
The birds probably had roosted the whole night in the open ground. They are hunters, but mostly scavengers and sometimes claim kill from other birds like the Falcons, harriers etc.. They also hunt reptiles, mammals like Fox, the young ones of Deer/ Antelopes, Ducks and Geese all of which are found in the desert. They have few natural enemies, but I suspect Wolves could take these birds down - and that area has no wolves, but a whole lot of foxes - both desert and indian fox.
These are national birds of Kazakhstan and are migratory to India during winters. They are very rare in my state, but common in the place I visited.
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I must admit I thought this was something different as it few close to the ground then up in the tree it seemed so dark but I think its just another kestrel
180216IMG_049122-This is the tiny predator that caused such big commotion among the little birds in my backyard the other day...
lucky today at lackford the osprey had not been seen all day but I wandered down to a empty hide not very confident and a pair turned up within 10 mins not the nice blue skies of the weekend but a first for me so a happy man
I heard the familiar sheiking from the skies and had these buzzards overhead shame the sky was not nice and blue as these were quite low
A Barn Owl that flew across my path (thankfully) and proceeded to hunt around me allowing some opportunity for pictures
During a morning exploration of a river bank, sighted two of these birds - a couple on these farm posts. They were calling out loudly which attracted my attention. They were starting to get active and the Bulbuls nearby were getting agitated - they are often the prey for these Owlets.
The Owlets flew to this perch, but only one could sit on it, the other went back to its tree. I think this is the male, as I remember it was slightly smaller of the two. It surveyed the area briefly and disappeared back into the tree. I could hear the calls though and several smaller birds were darting off into their hides.
These are resident birds in the country and usually active during the crepuscular times and late nights.
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