We are going
to Ahmedabad on my kid’s birthday. We
will go to Thol Wildlife Sanctuary while going to Ahmedabad as it come in our
way. We saw dark black color medium sized eagle perched on tree. We confused in
eagle in our beginning of birding but now we can know that, it is GSE mean
Greater Spotted Eagle. Greater Spotted Eagle is a medium-sized eagle. Greater
Spotted Eagle only has white spots as a juvenile, when they extend in bands
across the upperwing. By adulthood, the spots have faded leaving dark brown
feathers across the head, body and wings, with slightly paler flight feathers
on the upper side. The head is small for an eagle. In the winter quarters
prefers wetland habitat. In its winter range, the species is more social than
when breeding. Small flocks of up to ten birds or so, of varying age, can be
seen to patrol the land together. They also associate with other Accipitridae
such as local and/or migrant black kites (Milvus migrans lineatus and govinda)
or steppe eagles (A. nipalensis), distinctly smaller and larger raptors,
respectively. We saw flock of 6 eagle in our recent Nalsarovar trip.
6th
March 2014
Thol Wildlife Sanctuary, Mehsana, Gujarat, India
Nikon D7100
AF-S Nikkor
300mm F/4D IF-ED + AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E
f/8, 1/2000,iso-500
