Sea Eagle???

[Prajwal J Ullal]

During my last visit to Andaman I spotted this beauty gliding high on the sky, while I was waiting for a ferry. This mighty beauty came off from the sea side and headed towards the trees of Port Blair. This shot was taken during that traverse.


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Canon EOS 550D
Canon 55-250 IS
F/7.1
Shutterspeed 1/500
ISO 400
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Location: Port Blair

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice sighting. White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)-Juvenile, in my view. We see them in the Sundarbans towards the coastal side. Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Prajwal J Ullal]

Thank you Sir, had seen a pair of them the other day at other port too, unfortunately I had packed the camera in my bag, so couldnt capture that sight.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

They are known for their devotion, same pair has been observed in successive years by some naturalists in the Sundarbans. The nest remains on the same tree, only it is reinforced every year.SaktiWild

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Agree on the ID. Were there any others around? I have almost always seen adults in the close vicinity of immature sea eagles. These are abundant in Karwar, I don't think I have seen that large a population anywhere else I have been to. Seen a lot of nesting pairs there and even nests with fledglings.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice sighting. I had seen one in Sunderban, but it was very far away :-(. Thanks for sharing.

[Prajwal J Ullal]

Abhishek, on the day I spot this one, there wasnt any other Eagle around, but the other day I had spot two of them, dont know whether it was the same White-bellied Sea Eagle or different White-bellied Sea Eagle

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

You might have visited our Column: Country Notebook : M. Krishnan - 'The Sea-king's Eyrie' dated 23-September-2012 containing his beautiful observations on this bird.