Crested Serpent Eagle is a widespread resident raptor in Peninsular India. Its primary diet consists mainly of tree snakes and lizards. We have always seen it perched motionless, its sharp eyes scanning the forest ground and trees for prey.
Here's a compilation of images of the Serpent Eagle taken from our various visits to the wildlife sanctuaries in Southern India.
This CSE (Crested Serpent Eagle) was sidelight in golden morning light.
This one was busy calling out for for a partner which unfortunately didn't turn up.
This juvenile was a beauty to watch, however it refused to sit on a open perch though we followed it from perch to perch for 15 mins.
This again was photographed after a heavy downpour and it allowed us to get very for this almost full frame shot.
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WOW!! Absolutely beautiful shots of a fantastic bird!! Thanks for sharing Thomas.
Thomas, your photos are wonderful.
Birds of prey are royal.
Thank's for sharing.
François.
I am admirating in front of so many proud beauty.
Thank's Thomas.
Awesome portraits! Most excellent - each one of them!
Cheers, Klaus
Magnificent photos! I like the full frame shot best the look on his face is great.
Stunning shots as usual! Thanks for sharing them.
A truly beautiful bird - I love the light in the first shot!
Beautiful pictures. I like a lot the first one.
Greetings!
Exquisite predatory birds! Thomas, I adore Your pictures. I photograph people and city rather, but Your works are so beautiful that I have the readiness to begin experiment with photographing animals alone...I think however that very difficult "models" are this and I do not know, if senile I patience...:))
Cheers!
Bea
Your pictures of the Crested Serpent Eagle are simply fabulous! Did you use the 300 mm lens to get these sharp and detailed photographs? Can't you very briefly describe for all of us, e.g. in your next post, how you photograph birds?
Wow these are amazing birds - so majestic!!!! And you even got the rain drops on the feathers - great work Thomas!
I have to tell you that I held my breath as I looked at these. STUNNING!
Wow, stunning pictures again, really love your bird pictures. Great work.
I have just finished looking over your blog... it is Beautiful and was well worth my time. Thank you for photographing all these birds... what a visual delight!
Wow, these are superb bird shots. I especially like that first one. The colors are perfect.
beautiful!
Your work always seems to WOW me! Exquisite detail!
Wow. These are absolutely beautiful and amazing and... breathtaking.
Fantastic eagle shots. My favourite is the top one, where the backgroung follows the shape of the beak. Also the eagle has a a fantastic 'expression' in his eye.
Your Crested Serpent Eagle Photos are excellent. I like the top photo as the Eagle seems to be pondering over something in the Moment. You Capture Behavior and the Feelings that the birds are expressing perfectly.
Thank you also for your comments on my photoblog. It means alot coming from an excellent wildlife photographer such as your self. I'll be back to visit your photoblog often.
I've been watching your blog and I have been amazed by the quality of your photos. I wish I could take pictures so good. Congratulations.
Fabulous detailed images of these beautiful birds of prey.
Totally awesome, Thomas. I've seen lots of bird images in the last 2 years but YOURS take the cake!
I love how you captured their intense beautiful eyes! All beautiful!
Thomas: What a very neat capture of a bird, you made some outstanding photos. Your photography certainly deserves the awards you recieve. Neat music on your site.
Some amazing pictures and rich colours. Thanks for sharing. How you got them to 'sit' for you is marvellous.
I wandered over from Joan's blog. These are wonderful photos! Wow!
very impressive series. excellent dof, colors, details and many many more...
Wow, super crisp images, awesome stuff!
Thomas,
These are absolutely stunning...lovely to look at. At first I thought those little dots on his feathers were droplets of water but upon seeing closer pics saw diff. He is such a majestic bird..what a face!!
that is one awesome looking bird.
amazing set, love the blue background on the first shot
Wonderful.
The first one is brilliant; so dark and ye with a beautiful light which make it possible to see the bird so clearly.
Great work!!
Fantastic shots!! I love eagles... they are so majestic and you've captured that beautifully!
Thomas ... what a beautyfull serie .. you make a great job !!
A magnificent bird! I love the little spots. Really stunning photographs as usual.
Breathtaking! all of them are great but the first one is amazing.
Stunning shots! They are such beautiful birds, so regal.
Magnificent photos, Thomas!
Exquisite photos of raptors! I love their intense stares and golden eyes. Beautiful, and thank you, Thomas.
Absolutly wonderful as usual. Thanks for sharing Thomas.
Hi.
An amazing serie... Congrats these pictures are rally great... Beautiful composition and nice sharpness
wow ! the first and the last ones are just breathtaking ! the colours , the sharpness, the background ! what zoom have you got ? do you use a tripod ?
Loved them all my friend. Always a treat to see birds of prey from other countries.
Beautifully crisp photos.
Are those cobwebs on the CSE's head(last photo)? Ha! So even mighty eagles are prone to a little "I've got cobwebs in my head" ... though his eyes look alert enough.
The first picture is one of the best ever seen...
So perfect with the blue background.
Thank you for visiting my blog.
Bye
Absolutely perfect bird of prey shots! Excellent sharpness and great blurry background.
Your work is magnificent. I love coming to your blog and seeing things I have never seen before and probably never will. Thank you for sharing with everyone.
I am watching the news, seeing the chaos in Mumbai, which isn't all that far from Karnataka, is it? My prayer is that the violence will be over quickly, and that it does not spread. Be safe.
Fantastic series!
Stunning images and the birds are as well :)
Sur la dernière photo, le profil est impressionnant.
What can I say? Stunning. All are stunning. I really like that top shot. It is magnificent.
Gorgeous photos, as usual, Thomas!!
Well done...what magnificent birds!
Scotty
Thomas: don't know if you do awards but I left one for you on my site.
Another AWESOME series! Your stuff is the best. Think I like the top image the best with the pose and background colors.
Beautiful majesric birsd and a brillinat documentation
Another fine series of photos! Well done :-)
splendid serie, as use- !!
Stunning captures, Thomas. I especially liked the first, second, and last. Thanks for your many visits and I finally got around to listing you in my favorites-I'm sorry for not doing it sooner.
To look into the eye of a raptor is very special. You do it so well.
Wow.
Thank you!
Your bird photos always astound me!! First because your photos are so perfect, framing, dof, clarity, etc. . . and second because they are birds I have never seen before and probably never would without your help! Lovely!
WOW! Absolutely spectacular bird images. You should consider submitting these to a wildlife magazine.
Hi! Just wanted to share this - http://www.flickr.com/photos/sripadsridhar/3064361631/
Thomas - awesome set! The lighting on the first capture is incredible. Excellent work!
G
Just beautiful! And that last one... Wow! The detail is amazing and those eyes...!!
These are some super crisp captures, well done!!
Amazing detail and all are absolutely stunning captures.
Awesome. The details in these images. You are blessed with a beautiful nature around you.
very beautiful shot
Hi Thomas, came here from your latest CHE post!
What a lovely collection of pictures!
We saw this eagle, up close when we visited melghat last year.
Do take a look when you have the time..
http://madraswanderer.blogspot.com/2008/05/majestic-crested-serpent-eagle.html
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