White bellied sea eagle

[Mrudul Godbole]

Sighted this in Sunderban while on the launch. This is a record shot, as it was a bit far away and I got only a few shots as the launch was moving in the opposite direction.

Canon 50D, 100-400mm L IS USM, f6.3, 1/1250, ISO 400, +0.7 EC, hand held, cropped.

Comments and critiques welcome..

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice record image.This elegant eagle is not very common but is a resident in the lower region of the Sundarbans towards estuary.It is a formidable coastal hunter and breeds here.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Nice image of the eagle Mrudul. Seems you photographed it before the storm. The light seems bad. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

It was a kind of grab shot. By the moment I could raise my long lens and get focus, the launch had moved ahead and the frame came inbetween. So I missed the split second to click. I guess Mrudul got one or two shots with whatever settings she had in the camera.

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice sighting.Good you got a record shot.I was at bekal last weekend to catch a glimpse of this majestic raptor.No luck.

TFS
Roopak