Eagle

[Uday Kiran]

Eagle was resting in one of the trees in Valparai.

Camera: Canon 600D
Focal Length : 400
Shutter Speed : 1/640
Aperture: 5.6
ISO/Film: 1600

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice head turn. Wish the branch in the foreground was not present. After getting this image, did you try to slowly go a bit closer to get the bird more in the clear? Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Did u make any other images where any part of the legs or underparts are visible ? I have a feeling this is a Mountain hawk eagle.

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Roopak

[Uday Kiran]

Hi Roopak,

No I couldn't get where part of the legs are visible. However, I have got another picture attached which I think is different bird compared to the one here. Can you please provide me the name of the bird.

Thanks,
Uday

[Roopak Gangadharan]

hi uday,

this is a crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) which is lot more common in our jungles and country side. Pls do not post more than 1 image in the same thread. It is better to post a seprate thread and refer to the older thread if required.


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Roopak

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Crested Serpent eagle. Protected under the same classification as the tiger in the Wildlife Protection Act. Once I saw langurs giving alarm calls when one of these birds landed close to a troupe in Ranthambhore. There were small kids in that langur troupe.