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Tawny Eagle - Aquila rapax ©VIPs😎 The Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) is a handsome, large bird of prey that inhabits #India. The Tawny Eagle was once considered a relative of the Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis), however, it is now classed as its own species due to differences in anatomy particularly the length of the gape flange which never extends beyond the middle of the eye in the Tawny Eagle. Steppe Eagles are also larger than Tawny Eagles, nearly twice the size, and darker in colour. As its name applies, this Eagle has tawny coloured upperparts with black flight feathers and tail and a paler lower back area. It has light coloured stripes on its wings. The Tawny Eagle’s piercing eyes are brown and it has a yellow beak with a sharp, black, hooked tip. Their legs are heavily feathered and their feet are equipped with large sharp talons. Tawny Eagles have acute eyesight and their hearing is also an important sense as it helps them locate prey when they are hunting. Structurally long, parallel-edged wings, deeply fingered; long 7th primary. This wing formula is right for Tawny. Greater Spotted does have a long 7th primary but the wings are maybe too long and/or narrow for that species and for Indian Spotted. Tawny Eagles, like other Eagle species, are diurnal – active by day, sleeping at night. Tawny Eagles tend to occupy the same territory for many years, sometimes even decades, in pairs. The Tawny Eagle prefers open dry habitats such as deserts, steppes, open grasslands, savannas and mountainous regions. They tend to avoid dense forests as these may restrict their movement. #eagle #raptor #birdsofprey #soaringbird #ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #flightcalls #flightcalls #birdsofinstagram #raptor #birdofparadise #beautiful #birds_private #beautifulbirds #bird_watchers_daily #birdphotographersofindia #raptorslovers #raptoraddiction #natgeoyourshot #naturesultans #natureinfocus #capturedincanon #birdsextreme #sanctuaryasia #wildlifeofindia #clawsandwings @natgeoindia @claws.n.wings @wildlifeindia @natgeotravellerindia @bestbirdshots (at VIPs_Clicks) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Tiw8cg00I/?igshid=ob07haazgze6

Tawny Eagle - Aquila rapax © VIPs © VIPs_Clicks 😎 The Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) is a handsome, large bird of prey that inhabits #India. The Tawny Eagle was once considered a relative of the Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis), however, it is now classed as its own species due to differences in anatomy particularly the length of the gape flange which never extends beyond the middle of the eye in the Tawny Eagle. Steppe Eagles are also larger than Tawny Eagles, nearly twice the size, and darker in colour. As its name applies, this Eagle has tawny coloured upperparts with black flight feathers and tail and a paler lower back area. It has light coloured stripes on its wings. The Tawny Eagle’s piercing eyes are brown and it has a yellow beak with a sharp, black, hooked tip. Their legs are heavily feathered and their feet are equipped with large sharp talons. Tawny Eagles have acute eyesight and their hearing is also an important sense as it helps them locate prey when they are hunting. Structurally long, parallel-edged wings, deeply fingered; long 7th primary. This wing formula is right for Tawny. Greater Spotted does have a long 7th primary but the wings are maybe too long and/or narrow for that species and for Indian Spotted. Tawny Eagles, like other Eagle species, are diurnal – active by day, sleeping at night. Tawny Eagles tend to occupy the same territory for many years, sometimes even decades, in pairs. The Tawny Eagle prefers open dry habitats such as deserts, steppes, open grasslands, savannas and mountainous regions. They tend to avoid dense forests as these may restrict their movement. #eagle #raptor #birdofprey #soaringbird #ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #flightcalls #flightcalls #birdsofinstagram #birdsphotographer #birds #instagram #instabirds #instabirders #bestbirds #bestshot #forest #madhyapradesh #allmight_birds #feathers_perfection #wetlands #amazing #colours #nature (at Rajasthan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2xDayOgxrZ/?igshid=1rts9qgfzr988

Tawny Eagle - Aquila rapax © VIPs © VIPs_Clicks 😎 The Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) is a handsome, large bird of prey that inhabits #India. The Tawny Eagle was once considered a relative of the Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis), however, it is now classed as its own species due to differences in anatomy particularly the length of the gape flange which never extends beyond the middle of the eye in the Tawny Eagle. Steppe Eagles are also larger than Tawny Eagles, nearly twice the size, and darker in colour. As its name applies, this Eagle has tawny coloured upperparts with black flight feathers and tail and a paler lower back area. It has light coloured stripes on its wings. The Tawny Eagle’s piercing eyes are brown and it has a yellow beak with a sharp, black, hooked tip. Their legs are heavily feathered and their feet are equipped with large sharp talons. Tawny Eagles have acute eyesight and their hearing is also an important sense as it helps them locate prey when they are hunting. Structurally long, parallel-edged wings, deeply fingered; long 7th primary. This wing formula is right for Tawny. Greater Spotted does have a long 7th primary but the wings are maybe too long and/or narrow for that species and for Indian Spotted. Tawny Eagles, like other Eagle species, are diurnal – active by day, sleeping at night. Tawny Eagles tend to occupy the same territory for many years, sometimes even decades, in pairs. The Tawny Eagle prefers open dry habitats such as deserts, steppes, open grasslands, savannas and mountainous regions. They tend to avoid dense forests as these may restrict their movement. #eagle #raptor #birdofprey #soaringbird #ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #flightcalls #flightcalls #birdsofinstagram #birdsphotographer #birds #instagram #instabirds #instabirders #bestbirds #bestshot #forest #madhyapradesh #allmight_birds #feathers_perfection #wetlands #amazing #colours #nature (at Rajasthan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2xDayOgxrZ/?igshid=1ebgd6nxupw9w

#soaringbird #flyhigh #sharesomesunshinetoday 🌻 #sharepawsitivity🐾 #staypossitive ☺ #yougotthis #enjoyyourday☀️😎🌺🌷🌸🌹🌻 #peace✌︎ https://www.instagram.com/p/BsaqX05Dq23/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fw1rwzc4l14a

....If you’ve gone looking for #raptors on a clear day, your heart has probably leaped at the sight of a large, #soaringbird in the distance– perhaps an #eagle or #osprey. But if it's #soaring with its #wings raised in a V and making wobbly circles, it's likely a #TurkeyVulture. These #birds ride thermals in the #sky and use their keen sense of #smell to find fresh carcasses. They are a consummate scavenger, cleaning up the countryside one bite of their sharply hooked bill at a time, and never mussing a feather on their bald heads. #reggiekayephotography #turkeyvulturesofinstagram #buzzard #Vultures https://www.instagram.com/p/BsapSacj5EL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1x72ujpgtf68n

Eurasian Marsh Harrier - Circus aeruginosus  © VIPs @vips_clicks A palearctic breeding species, wintering in Africa, India, China and the Philippines. Wide spread common winter visitor to India. It is predominantly a marsh frequenting raptor and is commonly seen over marshes, reedbeds, lakes, coastal lagoons, flooded paddy fields, grassy plains and hills up to 2000m.  More heavily built than others of the genus, with broader and less pointed wings. Males are tri-coloured with black wing tips, grey wings and tail and brown wings and body.  The female is almost entirely chocolate-brown. The top of the head, the throat and the shoulders have of a conspicuously lighter yellowish color; this can be clearly delimited and very contrasting, or (particularly in worn plumage) be more washed-out, resembling the male's head colors. But the eye area of the female is always darker, making the light eye stand out, while the male's head is altogether not very contrastingly colored and the female lacks the grey wing-patch and tail. Juveniles are similar to females, but usually have less yellow, particularly on the shoulders. #eagle #raptor #birdofprey #birdsofprey #soaringbird #ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #flightcalls #vismig #flightcalls #birdsphotographer #birds #birdsofinstagram #harrier (at Indore, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrdjoO5h2k4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kpj65cjek79n