24th October - Deepavali special - courtesy Umesh
Here is the story in his own words -
"Did some quick site-hopping birding today with Abhishek, Vijay & Shobha, touching Kelambakkam/Muthukadu/Perumbakkam/Karapakkam.
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| Kelambakkam - Peregrine seen first on its usual pylon... |
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| ... and in flight. |
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| The GSE (Greater Spotted Eagle) minding its own business and seated on the pillar. |
The GSE was perched on the pillar, and we watched and photographed it for sometime.
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| And the Osprey sat, quite far away, on another pylon. |
And then, we also witnessed some real drama: Suddenly the Osprey took off and headed straight for the GSE, seemingly for no reason!
The osprey decided to knock the GSE off its perch and chase it around a bit. It initially seemed like they were both going for some common prey, but then it turned out that the GSE also did not actually have any catch. So not sure why the Osprey charged the GSE. But it was fabulous to watch!
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| After the "encounter", the Osprey landed on this perch. |
Afterwards, the GSE went and sat down on the ground, and this Osprey went and once again roused it from there also! See the video below.
Highlights of the morning: 1 Peregrine, 1 Osprey, 2 GSEs (or maybe it was the same one bird seen twice, at Perumbakkam and Karapakkam)
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| Oh yes, and we also saw one Grey-headed lapwing." |
Umesh, so glad you saw all this and managed those dramatic photos, so you could share it with us!
