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Circus aeruginosus
The winters in the western part of India is a wintering ground for many birds including raptors like Peregrine Falcon, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard and different species of Harriers. Spotted this Marsh Harrier scavenging on a Lesser Flamingo kill possibly made by a Falcon or an Eagle in the early hours.
The Little Rann Of Kutch is a unique habitat comprising saline desert plains, rocky and thorn scrub, arid grasslands, plateaus to wetlands and marshes
Spotted on Dec 29, 2018
Submitted on Apr 1, 2019
8 Comments
Congratulations Vipul, your Western Marsh Harrier is our Spotting of the Day:
"A large bird of prey found in temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa, this Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) is our Spotting of the Day! Project Noah contributor Vipul Ramanuj writes: "The winters in the western part of India is a wintering ground for many birds including raptors like Peregrine Falcon, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard and different species of Harriers. Spotted this Marsh Harrier scavenging on a Lesser Flamingo kill possibly made by a Falcon or an Eagle in the early hours".
This spotting is entered in our 2019 Best Wildlife Photo competition, which has a special theme on species interactions. Check it out: https://buff.ly/2WIJPd8 "
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Congratulations on the nomination for SOTW Vipul. It is a great shot.
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Birds of prey are cool. Nice catch and perfect timing Vipul. Thanks so much for sharing.
Fantastic shot Vipul! Thank you for sharing :)
Perfect Shot Vipul.....
I agree with Zlatan! And perfect for our new 2019 photo competition. Nice to have you back Vipul!
wow! Great moment and great shot!