Oriental Honey Buzzard (In flight)

Pernis ptilorhyncus

Honey Buzzard flying over a highway on the Konkan coast.

Photographed at: Ratnagiri, Maharashtra on 2016-01-16

Although called a Buzzard it's closely related to kites.

Family: Accipitridae

Name in Kannada: ಜೇನುಗಿಡುಗ

Other Pictures of Oriental Honey Buzzard

(Female)

This female, possibly looking for prey, perched on the top of a mango tree on a clear monsoon morning

Honey Buzzard,This female, possibly looking for prey, perched on the top of a mango tree on a clear monsoon morning