Eurasian Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
This Marsh Harrier, perched near the road, was surveying the landscape for a hunt when we stopped to take a closer look. Just when he was getting comfortable with our presence an auto-rickshaw showed up, honked incessantly, and made him fly away.
Photographed at: Ratnagiri, Maharashtra on 2016-01-16
Family:
Accipitridae
Name in Kannada: ಜಾಗು ಸೆಳವ