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26-JUN-2008

IMG_8812-1200x900.jpg

Brahminy Kite

Scientific name - Haliastur indus

Habitat - Open areas often near water, and also in mountains to 1500 m

[STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES PROVINCE, 40D + 500 f4 IS, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support]

Canon EOS 40D
1/1600s f/5.6 at 500.0mm iso320 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Seth		29-Jun-2008 10:46
the guy obviously talks to birds... nice one kabayan i hope you photograph every endemic and visiting avian species in the Philippines.

Leny M.		28-Jun-2008 09:40
Namputsa how can you make them pose like that!

romy ocon		28-Jun-2008 03:42
Thanks for the comments, guys. Ted, the "string" is actually a viscous liquid oozing out of the fish's mouth when the prey was squeezed by the raptor's claws. It appears that the fish had been dead for a while, and floating on the pond water, when the bird snatched it.

Ted Chappell		28-Jun-2008 02:15
Incredible capture. The light, sharp focus, the tiny interesting detail of a thread trailing from whatever is in the bird's talons. Wow! Voted

William G. Mancebo		27-Jun-2008 06:14
Outstanding! V.

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