Thursday, January 24, 2013

[BirdPhotoIndia] White-bellied Sea Eagle - hunting

1. A White-bellied Sea Eagle flying over Orissa's Chilika lake on Sunday January 20, 2013, seconds before it swooped down for a kill. 
2. The White-bellied Sea Eagle dived into the water - dragged what looked like a cormorant (but there were many Common Coots in the vicinity too and one is not too sure about the precise id of the kill) over the water for some length - and then flew away into the distance with its hapless kill. The action lasted a few seconds. 

White-bellied Sea Eagles normally eat water snakes. However, in winter breeding season it goes for larger kills. We saw a demonstration of that.
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Sudipto Roy

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