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| White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Adult |
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| Photographer : | © Sharad Sridhar |
| Location : | Tal Chappar WLS, Churu District, Rajasthan, India |
| Date : |
May 2011 |
| English synonyms: | White-eyed Buzzard Eagle, Buzzard Eagle, White-eyed Hawk |
| Bird Family : | Accipitrinae - Hawks, Bazas, Honey-buzzards, Eagles, Kites, Vultures, Harriers & Buzzards |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Every September for 2-3 weeks, the bird commoner than the house sparrow within the boundaries of Tal Chapar is the White-eyed Buzzard.. number 1000-1500 or even more.. surprisingly they're all juveniles. Maybe less than 10 in this group are adults.
The other surprising thing is that while the juveniles allow ridiculously close approach, the adults run off from over 50 metres.
This picture is my only decent shot of this adult bird with my 300 mm lens.. taken in May at a waterhole within the sanctuary in 52 degrees C. - SS |
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