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Himalayas - 591 : Mountain Hawk-Eagle : aerial fight : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari (Nisaetus nipalensis, Corvus macrorhynchos)

A huge
Mountain Hawk-eagle
is seen here
engaged in aerial combat
with
Large-billed Crows ...

... the Crows
continuously mobbed
the big Raptor and
finally successfully
chased him
out of the valley ...

Ranikhet Hill Station
Altitude 6500 feet
Uttarakhand Himalayas
India
7 October 2021
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Habitat
Himalayas Altitude 6500 feet, Scattered Human settlements and adjoining forest
Location
Ranikhet Hill Station, Altitude 6500 feet, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India
Date taken
07.10.2021
Scientific name
Nisaetus nipalensis, Corvus macrorhynchos
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j toon
great to see just how big these masters of the sky are alok...great stuff buddy...
 
Stanley Jones
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Brilliant footage of these two large-billed crows harassing the mountain hawk-eagle. Excellent work Renu & Alok! TFS!
 

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