The truly magnificent Mountain Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus nipalensis) was sighted by us on the 24rth of Jan..soaring overhead at a small meadow called Belkundri. This Eagle was never a confirmed sighting till now and i think nobody ever photographed it in Kanha. It was a treat to watch this big and beautiful Eagle with such broad wings, soar over us and i was so fortunate to have photographed it! In fact, we could not exactly identify the bird..raptors are such a challenge! But an expert, Praveen, who came two days later could identify and confirm it from my photograph!
Another favourite Eagle of mine, the Rufous-belllied Eagle(Hieraaetus kienerii), is rarely seen in Kanha.We saw it only a couple of times in the past year and it was such a brief or a distant sighting that i never got a chance to photograph it. On 3rd Feb 2009, i got lucky..we came across two Rufous-bellied Eagles soaring overhead and even calling!! A courting pair?! What a superb sighting!!
This is another un-commonly seen winter visitor, the Bonelli's Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus)! We also saw other un-common Raptors like Besra, Crested Goshawk and Eurasian SparrowHawk, this winter. Last year we also saw an un-believable raptor...the Jerdon's Baza! Kanha is indeed a great place for rare Raptors! We always keep our eyes peeled at the sky for raptors, especially after 9 am, as they prefer to soar with the thermals. 'Raptor!', goes the excited call..as one of the several keen pair of eyes spots one!!
The truly magnificent Mountain Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus nipalensis) was sighted by us on the 24rth of Jan..soaring overhead at a small meadow called Belkundri. This Eagle was never a confirmed sighting till now and i think nobody ever photographed it in Kanha. It was a treat to watch this big and beautiful Eagle with such broad wings, soar over us and i was so fortunate to have photographed it! In fact, we could not exactly identify the bird..raptors are such a challenge! But an expert, Praveen, who came two days later could identify and confirm it from my photograph!
Another favourite Eagle of mine, the Rufous-belllied Eagle(Hieraaetus kienerii), is rarely seen in Kanha.We saw it only a couple of times in the past year and it was such a brief or a distant sighting that i never got a chance to photograph it. On 3rd Feb 2009, i got lucky..we came across two Rufous-bellied Eagles soaring overhead and even calling!! A courting pair?! What a superb sighting!!
This is another un-commonly seen winter visitor, the Bonelli's Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus)! We also saw other un-common Raptors like Besra, Crested Goshawk and Eurasian SparrowHawk, this winter. Last year we also saw an un-believable raptor...the Jerdon's Baza! Kanha is indeed a great place for rare Raptors! We always keep our eyes peeled at the sky for raptors, especially after 9 am, as they prefer to soar with the thermals. 'Raptor!', goes the excited call..as one of the several keen pair of eyes spots one!!
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