The butcher..!: Crested serpent eagle

[Bhargava Srivari]

A bird of prey that can be a mean killing machine. Shot early morning in rainy conditions.
f5.6, 1/80sec, ISO 1250, EV 0, 400mm, cropped, eval metering.
canon 60D, canon 100-400 L IS USM, shot in kabini.

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Beautiful one.I am yet to photograph this species.Nice perch & eye contact.Good job done in difficult condition.Thanks for sharing.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice Photograph.All Field Marks are well documented.SaktiWild

[Atul Sinai]

Wonderful shot. TFS

Regards,
Atul

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Not sure about the descriptions - butcher and mean killing machine. :(

Haven't seen one with a snake for a long time. I like the eye contact. Did you click this from the boat or from top of the vehicle? Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice open perch and eye contact. You got it quite well in the low light. Thanks for sharing.

[Bhargava Srivari]

Thanks guys.

Sabyasachi,

I called it a mean killing machine because we saw it kill a snake. Unfortunately, the light was low and the action too quick for me to be able to manage a decent image. This was shot from a vehicle.