Birds of Prey

Black Kite - Adult bird drying its wings after a rainfall.

Found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa where it is a specialized predator of voles and ground squirrels on the breeding ground.

Belonging to the same genus as the Golden Eagle, the Eastern Steppe Eagle breeds in Central Asia and winters in Northern India. According to Salim Ali, specimens of the migratory eagle have been found on the South Col of Mt. Everest at c. 26,000 ft! The city dump at Nainital in the Himalayan foothills is a great place to see this species as 100's of these birds congregate to feed at a trash collection side on a hillside outside the town. Just read on the web that a paper published last year...

A medium-sized raptor found mainly on the coast and wetlands of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. (a.k.a. the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia.)

The Black Eagle | Ictinaetus malaiensis

A large and powerful Raptor

Check out this huge guide to African crowned eagles? Everything you need to know about crowned eagle size, habitat, and eating habits. And do they eat humans?

Northern Harrier Hawk

Male marsh harrier