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V S Sankar
30-04-2010, 09:04 AM
This bird I saw on the Mainagudi-Mudumalai road.Who is he/she?

Canon 400d,55=250is,8,1/500,ISO400 hand held

Regards

Abhishek Jamalabad
30-04-2010, 09:12 AM
Yes, it's a CSE.
The pattern under the wings is the easiest way to ID this species.

Bibhav Behera
30-04-2010, 09:27 AM
Yes, this is a Crested Serpent Eagle for sure. Wish it were flying a bit towards you so that eye contact would have been there. Thanks for sharing.

Sabyasachi Patra
30-04-2010, 10:02 AM
Its a crested serpent eagle Spilornis cheela.