Sunderbans diary

[Vipin Sharma]

Changeable Hawk-Eagle DARK MORPH is one of the most common raptor in India and in Sunderbans. They come with two different morph. The pale and the dark morph. During nesting a mix morph can happen and is not a rare sight to see a nest with mix morph. The result is 50% chance of either morph. The dark morph can be told by mainly dark plumage variation but can also appear very dark brown such as in this picture here. This one here is an adult. Perch well for us to view and photograph.

Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/640
Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation +1 1/3
ISO Speed 400
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens 150-500mm
— at Sunderbans.

[Shyamala Kumar]

The claws and beak of a powerful raptor are very much in evidence and well captured in this image.Good eye contact and unusual colours.Your information regarding colour morph is most enlightening.TFS

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Wonderful. Rare, resident, (dark brown colouration) very uncommon, formidable raptor of the Sundarbans. Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Great catch. your sunderbans dairy is dishing out some real rare treats. keep it going....:thumbup1: Dark morphs are common in sunderbans? more space at the bottom will be nice. Wish the head was lit up.

TFS
Roopak

[Rajan Kanagasabai]

Lovely collection of rare species. The birds eyes and claws depict fierce power. A slightly off centered composition with space at the bottom as Roopak suggests may have enhaced this lovely potrait.

Nice head turn and eye contact. Did you also try a vertical?

thanks for sharing

Rajan