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Raptor-210 : Crested Serpent Eagle : extreme closeup : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari (Spilornis cheela)

Into the eye of
An Eagle ...

... and whole world
of a Raptor behind
that ...

A medium sized
resident
Indian Raptor ...
though some local
migration can happen ...

It likes to stay on
a prominent
perch and scan
the area before
swooping in ...

There are
21 subspecies
... some of them
with enough distinctive
features to be
awarded the species
status ...
Watch the intensity in
his eyes in
this video-clip ...
_____

Crested Serpent Eagle
( Spilornensis cheela )
Keoladeo National Park
Bharatpur
Rajasthan
India
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Habitat
Wetland and open forest
Location
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, india
Date taken
17.12.2015
Scientific name
Spilornis cheela
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bievreJJ
awesome images of this impressive eagle, Renu and Alok, splendid closeups, love it, many tfs!!
 
Stanley Jones
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Brilliant footage of this impressive raptor! Love that profile head view with that impressive eye an lethal bill. Fantastic work Renu & Alok! TFS!
 

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