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Pallid Harrier (Female)

Circus macrourus

Description:

The Pallid Harrier is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. The female is brown above with white upper tail coverts, hence females and the similar juveniles are often called "ringtails". Her underparts are buff streaked with brown. It is best distinguished from the female Hen Harrier on structure. It is very similar to the female Montagu's Harrier, but has darker and more uniform secondaries from below. Pallid Harriers hunt small mammals, lizards and birds, surprising them as they drift low over fields and moors. (Wikipedia)

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27 Comments (1–25)

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Antonio ....Thank you so much my friend :)

Atul :) how can i miss this one,fantastic 500th,congratulations on this one and your awesome spotting page,amazing captures,a true lesson of photographie,thanks for sharing,great work

namitha
namitha 11 years ago

Thank you Emma, I was just wondering if someone will take it negatively. Thank you for telling me what you think and, I am enjoying my PN experience. It is really informative and it provides a lot of platforms to learn new things.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Namitha, i am positive that your comment was not negative!!
Please do not remove your comment. Please do not apologize either. I mentioned it because i was very touched by the episode. It had nothing to do with what you said. You are sweet . i hope you are enjoying your PN experience!

namitha
namitha 11 years ago

Yeah I think we are talking of the same person Emma but I did not mean it in that negative sense. I just meant that with Atul's photography skills he might reach great heights unlike Kevin Carter. I just cited that example just because this Pallid Harrier reminded me of that vulture I did not mean anything beyond that. Sorry, if you think its a confusing comment I will remove it, just tell me.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Namitha , I am not sure if we are talking about the same person,but the news reporter who was reporting a similar incidence committed suicide after observing for several days. Hard to take!!!!

KatCuff
KatCuff 11 years ago

NICE!!

namitha
namitha 11 years ago

Great photography. Somehow it reminds me of the vulture waiting for the boy to die by Kevin Carter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Carte....
Awesome shot.

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Great no. 500, congratulations :)

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thank you Doc , Neil, birdlady,Sumukha and Luis!

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Congrats on 500, Doc!!

NeilDazet
NeilDazet 11 years ago

Congratulations Atul! 500!!!!

birdlady6000
birdlady6000 11 years ago

Congratulations on 500! Beautiful flight shot.

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Awesome shot Atul..!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Excellent shot Atul

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thanks Mark , Nuwan Azura and Hemant!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Excellent spotting for #500. Well done Atul and thank you.

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

superb shot Atul !!

Azura Firdaus W
Azura Firdaus W 11 years ago

wow amazing! ! !

HemantKumar
HemantKumar 11 years ago

wow congrats atul .:)

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thank you So much martin for you valuable appreciation :-)
and thank you Ashish .... will always share my experiences and photos with this lovely PN family!

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Spectacular action shot Atul. Thanks for sharing such wonderful images of Indian wildlife and sharing your passion with your keen eye and useful information.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Such Predatory birds capturing in flight is a tough task and with such spotting you have made Project Noah precious...!!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Congrats Atul...!!
Keeping march ahead...with many more spotting...keep sharing such beautiful Organisms with this fabulous way...!!

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thank you Satyen and Chun!

Atul
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Atul

Gujarat, India

Spotted on Mar 6, 2011
Submitted on Aug 25, 2012

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