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  1. Crested Serpent-Eagle, Sarawak

    Crested Serpent-Eagle, Sarawak

    On a secluded roadside, a Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela) 蛇鵰 swooped down and landed about 5 meters beside me. Attempt to catch its prey but ended empty handed.
  2. Crested Serpent-Eagle, Sarawak Malaysian Borneo

    Crested Serpent-Eagle, Sarawak Malaysian Borneo

    Searching for its next meal, Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela) 蛇鵰
  3. Wallace's Hawk-Eagle, Borneo

    Wallace's Hawk-Eagle, Borneo

    A Wallace's Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus nanus) 華氏鹰鵰 lurks beneath the dense foliage, scanning its surroundings for its next potential meal.
  4. Flight formation, Jerdon's Baza, Borneo

    Flight formation, Jerdon's Baza, Borneo

    A pair of Jerdon's Baza (Aviceda jerdoni) 褐冠鵑隼 flying in formation. They could be looking for another Jerdon's Baza hiding somewhere on the ground that appeared shortly after these two departed the area.
  5. Rufous-bellied Eagle Juvenile, Borneo

    Rufous-bellied Eagle Juvenile, Borneo

    Somewhere in the forest of Sarawak. A young Rufous-bellied Eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii) 棕腹隼鵰 is hiding. It kept flying from one tree to another in the same location. Based on its behavior, it appears to be in the process of hunting or, more precisely, learning to hunt. Unfortunately, it gave...
  6. Pacific Golden Plover Male, Borneo

    Pacific Golden Plover Male, Borneo

    A male Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) 太平洋金斑鴴 in breeding plumage filling up before heading to north.
  7. Cinnamon Bittern, Borneo

    Cinnamon Bittern, Borneo

    A Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) 栗葦鳽 cleaning itself for a moment while in the middle of morning hunting
  8. Immature Crested Serpent Eagle, Borneo

    Immature Crested Serpent Eagle, Borneo

    An immature Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela) 大冠鷲 perched on an electrical cable, looking around for prey.
  9. Banded Woodpecker, Borneo

    Banded Woodpecker, Borneo

    *Thanks for all previous likes & comments* Banded Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma miniaceum) 鑲紅綠啄木鳥
  10. Caught Huge Mantis

    Caught Huge Mantis

    After giant caterpillar, Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris) 栗胸地鵑 caught another prey, a huge mantis.
  11. Caught Giant Caterpillar

    Caught Giant Caterpillar

    Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris) 栗胸地鵑 caught a giant caterpillar
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    Bald Eagle
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    Short Eared Owl hunting through the Roaches, Staffordshire
  14. Peregrine Egret attack

    Peregrine Egret attack

    I was looking at the snow covered mountains through my 500mm lens when a Peregrine appeared right in the middle of the viewfinder far, far away. I followed it as it accelerated closer and realised a poor Great Egret was casually cruising over the water. It seemed the falcon had the egret in its...
  15. Great blue heron

    Great blue heron

    Hunting in the dark
  16. Great blue heron

    Great blue heron

    Hunting in the port basin at dusk
  17. Mole Cricket Hunting Wasp

    Mole Cricket Hunting Wasp

    Mole Cricket Hunting Wasp (Larra bicolor: Sphecidae) Ca. 2.2 cm long. Working on Green Poinsettia (Euphorbia dentata: Euphorbiaceae).
  18. Green Heron

    Green Heron

    A Green Heron leaps from its perch in pursuit of a fish in Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica. It did catch the fish.
  19. Spider Hunting Wasp

    Spider Hunting Wasp

    Spider Hunting Wasp (Anoplius sp.: Pomilidae) Perched on Peppervine (Ameplopsis arborea: Vitaceae).
  20. Little forktail

    Little forktail

    The little forktail is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
  21. Battle of the Grey Heron and the snake

    Battle of the Grey Heron and the snake

    I was really lucky to see the Grey Heron hunting. When he caught this small snake the prey fought back - but in the end the heron finished the job.
  22. Hunting Goshawk

    Hunting Goshawk

    A bit disappointed not to do better than this. For a whole 3 seconds this goshawk hovered over the water about 10 metres away trying to snatch an Eurasian Teal out of the water. No matter how much I bit my tongue I couldn't shake of the D7100s focus from the background to the subject. As it went...
  23. Marsh Harrier 2, The drop

    Marsh Harrier 2, The drop

    Then he must have seen something, for he suddenly dropped into the reeds..... .... continues tomorrow.
  24. The hunt is on... young to be fed!

    The hunt is on... young to be fed!

    Peregrine Falcon in full hunting mode... watching from a high cliff and awaiting a pigeon fly past.
  25. Black kite

    Black kite

    Hunting
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