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Shikra and her nest

Accipiter badius

Photo by pamsai
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

at the top of a tall Neem tree in my garden in Tamil Nadu, South India

Notes:

Spot 1 - Shikra at her nest.
Spot 2 - 2 seconds after mating.
Spot 3 - the male just after mating.
Spot 4 - after finishing her meal.
Spot 5 - back on the nest.

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Comments (3)

the Shikra is very exposed as the Neem tree has just lost all it's leaves, and the temps are 35 - 37 C degrees here now.
I like the second photo, too!
That second picture is great!

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