This beauty is also called Raptors as they prey on other smaller animals like sparrows, white eyes, warblers etc. as their food source. They can be identified by their hook-shaped beaks and sharp, curved claws, called talons. The male has red eyes, and the female eyes color is yellow. As I got up early and enjoying morning breeze at my terrace, suddenly this Shikra showed up in front of me chasing some bird. As this bird was busy observing his prey, I got some time to capture these photographs.
In our area, mostly these birds seen as pets, and people raise them for hunting; some people also trade them. But seeing these birds in the wild is a treat, and hope these birds thrives in numbers. Hope feather friends community like these pictures. Thanks for reading
Predators can be small too 😀 Interesting species. Excellent quality photos👍
Thanks Sir, Appreciated.
Fantastic photos and the close-up of the talons is awesome!
Thank you very much for your wonderful entry!🙂
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What a beautiful bird, and what a beautiful presence it has.
I really like your photographs, especially the first shot of its claws.
Thank you very much dear friend @lifeskills-tv for letting us know about this beauty
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Thank You Sir for your kind words.
What a beautiful bird! I love these animals and have photographed several of them but none of them look as good as yours!
Great shot!
Thanks, I also love to photograph Raptors but luck always matter.
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