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Tawny Eagle-Potrait


Tawny Eagle-Potrait
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Copyright: Akshay Harith (S_Akshay) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 29 W: 11 N: 123] (663)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-26
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon DSLR D200, Sigma100-300mm HSM APO with sigma 1.4XTC
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-12 9:42
Viewed: 593
Points: 8
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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, 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 molecular analysis indicates that these birds are not even each other's closest relatives.

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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This is a beautiful portrait. The details are stunning of the face. The expression is one of alertness - controlled energy waiting to spring.

The DOF and POV are perfect. The minute details of the plumage are wonderful as is the overall composition. Just a beautiful capture all the way around. Also, your notes are very informative - thank you.

Hi Akshay,
I posted a juvenile pic of the same species and its nice to see a pic of an adult. The pic is bit soft otherwise a good pic and its nice to see that u have been shooting potraits.
TFS
Goutham R

Hello Akshay Bhaiyya, Good shot and I like the eye focus. Sharp picture. Vignesh

Hello Junior,

Nice portrait of Tawny, I think you can really make a set of such portraits and keep posting.TFS

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