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nice to find the little owl again at wattisfield harder now the trees are in leaf and would not have seen it if it had not flew to a different tree
This osprey was trying to hunt for fish. Unfortunately for the bird and for us he didn't manage to catch one.
November 5, 2025, at ParaÃso Verde, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia.
The Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) is a medium-sized buteo with a body size from 32 to 44 cm (13 to 17 in) in length. They spend the North American summer in the Eastern United States and in Canada as far west as BC. Once breeding season has completed, Broad-winged Hawks gather in large flocks and migrate south. However, upon arrival in the Andes of Colombia and Venezuela, they disperse, where they perch and forage individually from October to March. Broad-winged Hawks typically reside at elevations of around 2,000 meters; however, they occasionally soar to heights of up to 3,700 meters.
A large raptor around 55-70 cms tall and weighing around 1.5 - 2.4 kg and found throughout the year in India. They are probably the smallest of the 9 species of vultures found in India. The birds are very distinctive and easily recognizable unlike some of the other vultures which are confusing to id.
This one is an adult with the full white plumage and yellowish face and beak. Immatures tend to be totally brown with a greyish face. The birds are often seen around carcass dumpyards or in the deserts where dead cattle / animals are lying rotten. In our Rajasthan trip last week, we sighted 100+ of them all around the state - they are quite common there. In fact, Rajasthan has 7 of the 9 vultures found in India. Like most vultures, this is quite shy of people, but many a time, we found very close to the nomad settlements perched on the poles or walking around on the ground.
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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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Also known as Little Banded Goshawk, this is a medium sized ferocious raptor that attacks smaller birds in their nests and deep inside canopy. This raptor is very patient and will wait for the right moment to strike. Often they attack the chicks in the nests, or even the parents. The birds are common in the countryside and seen a lot, but hard to get a decent shot.
On this day, I sighted this bird waiting on a roadside bush early morning. It was trying to catch a sunbird I think, but was not successful. And shortly afterwards, it flew to a tree to the left of this wall and tried to catch an Iora, but was not successful either. The Common Iora took off deeper into the tree before the Shikra could get it. It tried a few tactics to get the Iora out, but wasn't successful and the Iora disappeared from view. The Shikra then landed on this wall probably to figure where else to hunt when we took the shot.
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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
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 roosting in the desert in sighted a few of them later in the day flying in circles probably targeting some prey. The area has a big population of desert rat which many of these raptors target.
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