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Brahminy Kite

Haliastur indus

Photo by DiveMUster
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Raptor eating it's prey in mid-flight.

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Comments (14)
DiveMUster
@logangrecco : Yes it seems to be feeding on the fish it just caught.
ChimeTsetan
ok.. normally i see them very high up in the sky, thats why i asked. i thought maybe u were sitting atop a bird watching tower. :) ;)
DiveMUster
Thank you all! :) ctsetan: The bird was flying quite low, maybe about only 20+ feet off the water surface. I was on a boat.
ChimeTsetan
beautifully captured.... how did you gain such elevation to take this shot?
ChimeTsetan
this bird is considered threatened in india i think... ???
Bas
really nice shot!!!

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PublishedAugust 23, 2011

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