Oriental Honey Buzzard (Female)

Pernis ptilorhyncus

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

Photographed at: Kavanapura, Karnataka on 2021-04-16

Album: Birds Of The Farm - 2021

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

Family: Accipitridae

Name in Kannada: ಜೇನುಗಿಡುಗ

Other Pictures of Oriental Honey Buzzard

(In flight)

Honey Buzzard flying over a highway on the Konkan coast.

Honey Buzzard,Honey Buzzard flying over a highway on the Konkan coast.