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Hello Friends,
MY GREATEST MISS
This is a picture of the Tawny Eagle in Flight.This was photographed at Hesarghatta Lake near Bangalore.I was sitting in a Black SCorpio car shooting Short Toed Snake Eagle when my father's freind MR.Raghavendra Dattathreya (not a TN Member) spotted this.I was shooting the close-ups of this raptor,suddenly it flew and I was not successful in shooting the flight.This is the same bird which I had posted earlier.PLs have a look at it and if you like the picture,pls post your critiques. THE link:http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo162795.htm
I SPECIALLY DEDICATE THIS PICTURE TO MY MOTHER WHO CELEBRATED HER BIRTHDAY TODAY.
About The Bird
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Aquila
Species: A. rapax
Binomial name
Aquila rapax
The Tawny Eagle, Aquila rapax, is a large bird of prey. It is about 62–72 cm in length and has a wingspan of 165–185cm. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. It was once considered to be closely related to the migratory Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis, and the two forms have previously been treated as conspecific. They were split based on pronounced differences in morphology and anatomy .
It breeds in most of Africa both north and south of the Sahara Desert and across tropical southwestern Asia to India. It is a resident breeder which lays 1–3 eggs in a stick nest in a tree, crag or on the ground.
Throughout its range it favours open dry habitats, such as desert, semi-desert, steppes, or savannah.
This is a large eagle with tawny upperparts and blackish flight feathers and tail. The lower back is very pale. This species is smaller and paler than the Steppe Eagle, although it does not share that species' pale throat.
Immature birds are less contrasted than adults, but both show a range of variation in plumage colour.
The Tawny Eagle's diet is largely fresh carrion of all kinds, but it will kill small mammals up to the size of a rabbit, reptiles and birds up to the size of guineafowl. It will also steal food from other raptors.
The call of the Tawny Eagle is a crow-like barking, but it is rather a silent bird except in display. |
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- nglen
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(32250) - [2008-06-14 9:55]
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Hi Akshay. A nice dedication to your mother. And a good inlight shot of this beautiful looking bird. good detail and colour in the body. well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick..
Hello Akshay,
Congratulations with your mothers 41st birthday. A nice dedication to here. This photo is a good inflight shot. Beautiful colors and nice fine details. Interesting notes.
Thanks for sharing. Have a nice weekend and a nice birtday party with your mum. TFS BOB
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- gannu
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(14691) - [2008-06-14 10:28]
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Hello Akshay
Very nice shot and a good one. Excellent focus and clarity.Ganesh
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- PeterZ
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(17640) - [2008-06-14 10:57]
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Hello Akshay,
Great photo with a good sharp focus on the body. Excellent details. Beautiful natural colours and d great POV and composition.
Regards,
Peter
Hi,
great shot of this strong eagle, nice catch during fly, good colours, nice movement effect.
cheers
Adrian
well, its a very nice pic, so no really a miss, TFS Ori
Congratulations to your mother, Akshay.
I'm sure she will like this image very much:-).
Well done!
TFS
Annick
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