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Raptor - 121
Raptor - 121 It was ... that kind of ... a day When Sun seemed a figment of imagination ... ... a part of some folklore ... ___ Two Steppe mulling over their next move ... _________ Keoladeo National Park Bhartapur 13 December 2019- aloktewari
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- aquila aquila nipalensis bharatpur eagle india keoladeo national park rajasthan steppe eagle
- Comments: 9
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Jorbeer - 55
Jorbeer stars ... ... posing in pre-sunset light ... reminiscent of a Hollywood movie poster ... A full frame ... _______________ Steppe Eagle Jorbeer conservation Reserve 21 February 2022- aloktewari
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- aquila aquila nipalensis bikaner eagle india jorbeer conservation reserve migration rajasthan steppe eagle
- Comments: 11
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Talchhapar - 29
Are you kidding ... ! This big guy was in no mood to tolerate our overtures ... The look says it all ... ______________ Steppe Eagle Talchappar Blackbuck Sancturay Churu : Rajasthan : India 24 February 2022- aloktewari
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- aquila aquila nipalensis churu eagle india rajasthan steppe eagle talchhapar blackbuck sanctuary
- Comments: 10
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Bonelli's Eagle
A massive forest raptor, the Bonelli's takes both birds and mammals as prey. I saw a pair repairing what appeared to be an old nest hgh up on a cliff ledge.- ariban
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- aquila aquila fasciata bonelli's eagle bonelli\'s eagle aquila fasciata chambal river eagles india kota rajasthan raptors
- Comments: 7
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 57
Raptor - 57 It was the end of a wonderful birding day ... well nearly so ... We were returning to Shanti Kutir ... the hunting lodge of the last Maharaja of Bharatpur ... who gifted it to the Forest Department ... .. and it now serves as the Forest Rest House ... Sun was at the...- aloktewari
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- aquila bharatpur booted_eagle hieraeetus keoladeo_national_park
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 50
Raptor - 50 Once the commonest Eagle on Indian Plains ... ... now Globally Threatened > Vulnerable ( IUCN ) ... Race vindhiana occurs in India ... considered a separate species by some Taxonomists ... Has pale and dark morphs ... and many intermediate plumage variations ... It...- aloktewari
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- aquila bharatpur india keoladeo_national_park tawny vulnerable
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 21 ...
Raptor - 21 ... The story of a rapid decline ... Steppe Eagle ... Conservation Status : IUCN Category : Threatened > Endangered ... My first image of Steppe posted in this series Raptor - 16 ... was taken in 2013 ... Till that year this species was thought to be in the Category...- aloktewari
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- aquila gurgaon haryana india nazafgarh_wetlands steppe eagle
- Comments: 20
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 20 ...
Raptor - 20 ... Steppe feed ... both by hunting ... and scavenging ... They will take all kind of carrion ... ... like Vultures ... and that makes them prone to similar tragedy ... on exposure to Diclofenac ... and reseach has borne that out ... Idividuals exposed to that deadly...- aloktewari
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- aquila gurgaon haryana india nazafgarh_wetlands steppe eagle
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 16 ...
Raptor - 16 ... An early post on birding day out today ... _________ Steppe Eagle ... Steppe are large Aquila ... Big in body ... and a long wing span ... The one sitting here was captured in Himalayas ... ... at the altitude of 6500 ft. ... Driving back from the medical camp (...- aloktewari
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- aquila himalayas india steppe eagle uttarakhand
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 11 ...
Raptor - 11 ... Here's full frame close-up shot of this magnificent Eagle ... The raised crown and nape feathers and big intense eyes make him look formidable ... Watch him in extreme closeup in a video-clip ... Link...- aloktewari
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- aquila booted hieraaetus india bharatpur keoladeo
- Comments: 16
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 10 ...
Raptor - 10 ... This one was taken in the glow of Sun about to set ... ... about 250 Km. north of the one in Raptor - 9 ... Even in this low uni-directional lighting ... two light-colored marks are visible on his shoulders ... at the junction with wings ... these are clearly seen...- aloktewari
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- aquila booted gugaon haryana hieraaetus india sultanpur
- Comments: 19
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 9 ...
Raptor - 9 ... handsome Eagle ... an ex Aquila ... ... that well formed head ... powerful shoulders and neck ... make it a mid-sized power-pack ... ... captured on an overcast ... murky winter evening ... exists in two distinct morphs ... ... light and dark ... This being the...- aloktewari
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- aquila booted hieraaetus india bharatpur keoladeo
- Comments: 17
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 8 ...
Raptor - 8 ... Another image of this wonderful Raptor ... ... though classified only a medium sized Eagle ... the guy has enough gumption ... daring ... power ... and skill to take a prey upto five time its own weight ... ... something akin to a 300 kg male Tiger taking on a 1500 kg...- aloktewari
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- aquila booted hieraaetus india bharatpur keoladeo
- Comments: 20
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 7 ...
Raptor - 7 ... Missed posting and commenting yesterday ... ... but, it turned out to be a wonderful biring day out yesterday ... ... four hours of driving ... and good ten hours of birding ... ... with half an hour lunch break ... sitting inside the vehicle ... parked on the edge of...- aloktewari
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- aquila booted hieraaetus india bharatpur keoladeo
- Comments: 19
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 6 ...
Raptor - 6 ... This is the dorsal view and a closeup of eye and head ... ... and that trademark ultra-white shoulder patch ... in adult ... Quite obviously ... ... His Majesty does not like our being so close to him ... ... that was more accidental than by design ... ... and he has made...- aloktewari
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- aquila eastern_imperial_eagle india bharatpur keoladeo
- Comments: 14
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 5 ...
Raptor - 5 ... An adult Eastern Imperial Eagle today ... ... sitting far away but giving a good ventral view ... ... strong streaking seen in immature has completely vanished ... Watch him in a video-clip ... Link : http://birdforum.tv/members/action/viewvideo/8969/Eastern_Imperial_Eagle/...- aloktewari
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- aquila eastern_imperial_eagle india bharatpur keoladeo
- Comments: 16
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 4 ...
Raptor - 4 ... Another assemblage of some more inflight images of the Imperial highness ... ... surveying his semi-aquatic ... winter-estate below ... full of game and ... ... after doing a long round alighted on a faraway throne ... proud and head held high ... ... satisfied with all...- aloktewari
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- aquila eastern_imperial_eagle india bharatpur keoladeo
- Comments: 21
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 3 ...
Raptor - 3 ... It was particularly pleasing to get the top view of this high soaring ... majestic Raptor ... shooting from ground level ... At 7 ft plus wingspread ... and 3 feet size he is truly a biggie ... Watch this globally Threatened species soar in a video-clip ... Link ...- aloktewari
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- aquila eastern_imperial_eagle india bharatpur keoladeo
- Comments: 19
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Raptor - 2 ...
Raptor - 2 ... Here's another juvie that was located at Keoladeo ... Eastern Imperial Eagle ... immature - 2 ... at a different level of maturity from the one I posted yesterday ... It was hopelessly far away ... and but for the reach of P-900 ... I wouldn't have got anything...- aloktewari
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- aquila eastern_imperial_eagle india bharatpur keoladeo
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Raptor - 1 ...
Raptor - 1 We had good time with big Raptors ... ... during our last visit to Bharatpur ... ... could capture many images and videos of different species ... that I'm going to share ... Passed some of them through ID-forum to confirm ... Here's first of this small series ... Eastern...- aloktewari
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- aquila eastern_imperial_eagle india bharatpur keoladeo
- Comments: 21
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Soaring golden eagle
The eagle has some dry grass in her claws. She soared until she reached a good height; once there, she let go of the grass, only to dive after it and snatch it in mid-air. I was lucky to capture the action.- ander47
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- aquila chrysaetos eagle golden
- Comments: 3
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Eastern Imperial Eagle
Drtdivan, Bolu. Nice bird for sure!- kuzeycem
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- aquila eagle heliaca imperial turkey
- Comments: 2
- Category: Middle-East
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Bonelli's Eagle
Island of Tilos ( Greece ) : image taken over the "rare" wounded Eagle , before the new free fly after care and recovery- ecavina
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- Category: Britain & Europe
