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Oriental Scops Owl

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Oriental Scops Owl

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Golden Eagle

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Golden Eagle normally sighted in high altitude areas but in 1st week of December'18 it is sighted in Palanpur outskirt, Gujarat and i got news after 3rd day but no space of leave to go there and click this beauty came in Gujarat accidentally or what i don't know.<br />
i thought i have to manage during my night n day off in my duty schedule ...finally talked with my birding buddies for Golden Eagle and all were ready to join me on 24th and 25th December 2018.<br />
i came from hectic night duty in my hospital though i be fresh just in 1.30hour at my home and started driving to pick my friend Viren Desai.it was Sunday, though faced traffic jam ..finally i pick Viren at 9.30am and we were on the way towards Karjan, where my other friends were went yesterday for birding.<br />
Apart from 6 lane highway,some cross road need flyover n work was on so got stuck for 30+min in traffic and delayed for 1hour and finally reached around at 11.45am and picked Pragnesh Patel, Dharmesh Patel and Priyank Patel.now our target was to reach Nal Sarovar around at 3pm to click Saker Falcon and Sociable Lapwing but i set limitation of not over-speed during driving though we reached at 3.30pm.<br />
went for both species and left Nal sarovar arond at 6.30pm to reach Palanpur before 10pm and reached timely. i was in contact of my best birding buddy n best friend Pankaj Maheria and we discussed for when to go and what to see there etc.<br />
Around 5.30am we all wake up and get ready for Lifer.i was hoping of temperature around 8-10 degree Celsius coz Palanpur is just 50+km away from Mount Abu and there was minus 1.5 degree Celsius but luckily saw 12 degree Celsius in the morning.we set location in mobile and towards our destination,after drive of 30min we lost our destination and called Pankaj around at 6.50am and he told to go such location but how to go there coz we didn't see any person and ask for and i was drivng on n on....finally Viren told...DOCTOR STOP and he saw the raod coz Viren was there for Golden Eagle 2days before.<br />
Finally we reached our destination at 7.05am and parked it. i told to see my car's display,it was showing 6 degree Celsius and we felt it mean when we were going to half press shutter button to focus,our finger was like freeze.(we all were came from where minimum temperature goes down upto 12 degree Celsius)<br />
Even though we were looking each vulture and bird to identify our lifer but we failed till 10.30am so i asked Dharmeshbhai to call on one number coz his mobile has network and that number was of guide which was given by our other friend Shailesh Patel.<br />
His name is Mavjibahi,he asked for guide fee and we were agree so he came and we walked here ther for 30 min but we didn't find the eagle.while we were returning at our point where we started searching the eagle,he spotted the eagle.i was just behind him so i clicked one shot for record shot to id it and in between Viren clicked it.after confirmation i raised hand to come fast but before they come,it fly away but didn't see due to tree.<br />
we went that place but failed to locate it even though it was a small area.now we were exhausted n sit on a rock and Mavji asked to come one person with him so viren went with him. after 10min we 3 went at where i clicked this beauty and priyank was there to find it.after 1omin we all meet with small faces.i asked to Mavji that now we were here and if you find then show us, Pragnesh and i went toward my chittah as i was thirsty, Pragnesh told me that if you wanna return then i was ready as i have shot and we have to go Nal Sarovar for 2 more lifers but i told that yes i have record shot but you other person dont so i will not go till you people don't have photos of Golden Eagle.<br />
Around 11.30am Pragnesh told me.."Andy lets we go as we go in past for lifer and searched", so we two went inside the jungle.Pragnesh pick a stick for safety person from Feral dogs. i told him to pick a large one for me coz he has smaller so i pick it and i was walking ahead of his.Pragnesh raised his stick against one Dog as it was starring us and sudden big bird fly just 15ft away from us,we felt big back thrush but didn't see it and thought for Vulture so moved ahead.i asked pragnesh that someone called me like "doctor...doctor..." but we didn't hear it due to alarming call of crow,ibis etc bird and Viren again shouted " doctor...doctor.." we look towards each other smiled and run towards call and it was unforgettable moment when we saw it perching on a clear top of tree.<br />
we clicked more than 100 photos from all angle,mobbed by crow and videos.sharing this beautiful shot.<br />
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Outskirt of Palanpur, Gujarat.</div>

Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle normally sighted in high altitude areas but in 1st week of December'18 it is sighted in Palanpur outskirt, Gujarat and i g...

Montagu's Harrier

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Blackbuck National Park,Velavadar is a large grassland in gujarat where Harrier  do
rousting.it is the heaven for Harrier 
lovers.Except Pied Harrier,all Harriers came there between August to 
March for wintering.They roost on ground and hunts 
locusts,snakes,lizard,small rodents and birds which help as biological 
pest control to farm crops,maintains the Eco-system of grassland.mostly i go during 2nd week of October and i was there with my 
friends on 20/10/16.<br />
The long story line posted in <a href="http://www.yugworld.net/2016/10/indian-grey-wolf.html#.WmV7LDeZGM8">Indian Grey Wolf</a> and we reached there in midnight of 20/10/16.we entered park with guide Sikandar,we had clicked many harriers and other birds till morning safari end.we went for lunch and then took a rest at office then again entered in park for evening safari.i was waiting for a shot of harrier sitting on a fence and got after 3.30pm.<br />
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Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar, Gujarat</div>

Montagu's Harrier

Blackbuck National Park,Velavadar is a large grassland in gujarat where Harrier do rousting.it is the heaven for Harrier lovers.Except Pi...

Shikra with a Crest

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On 27/11/17 my best friend Viren came to Surat for birding and we went with Prof.P C Patel at a place where Amur Falcon sighted by him.we were there till 10am and sighted Common Kestrel,Indian Roller,Pallid Harrier,Black Kite etc bird and we left from there towards my favorite birding spot.<br />
Before we reached there,i told Viru go another place where Amur Falcon cud be sighted so Viru told to go and sighted Short-toed Snake Eagle,Greater Spotted Eagle etc.its 10.45am and light going harsh n harsh so thought to return.but i told him,why not we go till road end and i driven till dead end.<br />
Before we reach end dead end,told to return so turn my cheetah.while i press my leg on accelerator,viru told ...stop stop.something is on my right side.so turn my cheetah towards it.it gave lots time to frame and got succeed with totally blurred background.<br />
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Shikra with a Crest

On 27/11/17 my best friend Viren came to Surat for birding and we went with Prof.P C Patel at a place where Amur Falcon sighted by him.we w...

Saker Falcon

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After much awaiting, finally i was at LRK aka Little Rann of Kutch on
 6th of Feb'16 with Dr.Pragnesh n Viren Desai,i was much late for 
birding as winter birds specially raptors might went even though i was 
there for Peregrine Falcon.its a wild ass sanctuary.<br />
Around 3pm we
 reached at Bhavna resort & Farm after morning session at Nal 
Sarovar. our guide Becharbhai was ready,after getting  refreshed we went
 for birding for evening session.we had 
finished our evening session at 7pm n returned at our hotel.took dinner n
 went for sleep early after recharge of battery of our camera coz we 
were very tired n have to wake up early in the morning.<br />
Get ready 
around at 5.30am, our guide Becharbhai came n told for took tea.approx 
6am we were on our exclusive safari,it was 12-15 degree cold, i forget 
to take my jacket n feel freezing sensation while we were in jeep coz 
our location was 40+km away n we were on speed of 50+.<br />
After drive
 of 1hr+ Becharbhai stopped at one point n sighted Montague's Harrier,we
 took shots after 5min again we were on search of raptors.after 30min of
 drive Becharbhai again stopped and looking in Binocular at one point 
where he sighted Greater spotted eagle n Imperial Eagle.we went there n 
took record shot.while we tried to approach for closer they fly away. i 
asked to go towards imperial eagle n game was on....we took shot n try 
to approach for closure,it fly away.this game continued for 40+min then 
we stopped chasing imperial eagle n went inside.<br />
while we were 
going towards perching site of  Peregrine Falcon after drive of 
10-15min,Virenbhai seen one bird flying and we went towards 
there,stopped far away n took record shot.Becharbhai came with book of 
indian birds n told to show for id n we all got shocked n happy coz its a
 Saker Falcon.<br />
Becharbhai 
told that we can try to get closure but this bird cant give good shot so we 
tried to approach towards this beauty.Mostly we stop n it fly away.we 
tried for 6-7times in 1+hr n didn't got good  shot but i got good 
flying shot from front n side.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Details from Google</span></b><br />
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<dt>Male length: 45 cm</dt>
<dt>Female length: 55 cm</dt>
<dt>Male wingspan: 100 - 110 cm</dt>
<dt>Female wingspan: 120 - 130 cm</dt>
<dt>Male weight: 730 - 990 g</dt>
<dt>Female weight: 970 - 1,300 g</dt>
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<dt>The saker falcon can be both highly agile and extremely fast as it 
hunts close to the ground , capable of diving for prey at 200 miles per 
hour.( <a href="http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/saker_falcon.htm" target="_blank">source</a> ) </dt>
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Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.</div>

Saker Falcon

After much awaiting, finally i was at LRK aka Little Rann of Kutch on 6th of Feb'16 with Dr.Pragnesh n Viren Desai,i was much late for...

Black-winged Kite

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Chilling cold around at 4am on 25th Dec'15 and wake-up for trip to 
Shoolpaneshvar. After everything ready i was driving my car with my 
family n reached Netrang around at 7.30am where my Friends 
Hirenbhai,Virenbhai n Himanshu were waiting for us as i was late due to 
heavy traffic as i was on the rout Surat-Hansot-Ankleshwar-Netrang and 
they came from Bardoli-Mandvi-Netrang.<br />
My close friend Dr.Pankaj 
also on same trip but he was not coming to Shoolpaneshvar as he went in 
past so he start his journey when we left Netrang.he told me to go at 
Zarwani Waterfall for birding so we had decided to go this place.<br />
while
 we were on way to Rajpipla, dont know the location but exact at one of 
up hill i stopped the car as i saw a purple color sunbird on a tree near
 by road n one big bird far away to it.so we all went to frame it n 
climb at little hill.it was White-eyed Buzzard.within 1-2min it fly away
 n Hirenbhai sudden smell a dead animal,so he asked any wild animal is 
coming/going inside the jungle.He sighted the Jackal.out of we 4 
Photographers,only Virenbhai was lucky to frame it clearly.<br />
Then 
we started trip to reach there as early as possible and after driving of
 30min,when i saw in my car's rear view mirror,there was no innova 
car.so thought i was on a speed of 110km/h, may be i am so faster, so 
parked my car at side of road n waited....5min passed but they didn't 
came. finally i called Hirenbhai but there was network problem so unable
 to talk, decide to go back to see what happens. after drive of 
2-3km,they were clicking Greater Couccal as it was just 5ft away from 
there.<br />
Finally we reached at a Forest check point where we paid 
our car entry fee of 400 per car.Again photo shoot started,now it was 
with Rufous Treepie.<br />
After 10min of Photoshoot we moved ahead for 
our destination.before this waterfall, i saw a minivet and stopped car 
so we again started photoshoot.while we were busy in clicking small 
minivet,Hirenbhai sighted White-bellied Drongo n we moved to it.when i 
was clicking drongo,i was just looking here n there n seen black color 
bird n thought for Tit so moved towards this bird,clicked 2 shots n fly 
away.i was looking where it goes n sudden sighted woodpecker. literally i
 run to click as it was very small in size from far away n clicked for 
record shot.when i had seen in camera's lcd, i was very happy as it was 
pygmi woodpecker.then i called my friends to click but very slowly. 
there we enjoyed clicking as clicked 5+ bird species.<br />
Then we went to see waterfall by trekking of 1-2km passing thru low level water of river.we had enjoyed there for 30-40min and returned.<br />
our target was to go at Sagayi waterfall and it was around 80km but our guide told us for another road which was 15-20km n we were on this way.after drive of 5km on mountains like some roads were 45degree ups and then sudden 45 degree down.we were hungry n we stopped at one place for our lunch n did.<br />
after getting fresh we were on the way again.just drive of 1km,i saw a Black-winged Kite was hovering n not much above.i had clicked in past but my friend had didn't clicked it so stopped my car n asked them to click.even i had click coz looking much beautiful.<br />
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Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary , Narmada, Gujarat</div>

Black-winged Kite

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Eurasian Hobby

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Eurasian Hobby breeds in Himalayas,widespread winter visitor.sized 30-36cm.<br />
Early
 Morning Birding gives clean n crisp photos so as always i was on 
birding on my favorite route on 08/11/15, specially for Brown Crake with
 Vijayendra Desai. we reached there around at 7.15am. we had clicked 
Brown Crake, Red Munia, Tri-color Munia and other birds till 
9am.Vijayendrabhai have to return at 9.30am so we were on way to home 
but i still want to go other place,so Vijayendrabhai called our friend 
Sartajbhai to join me but he was not ready at that time.<br />
Thought 
to go alone in my car on beach side road of Surat outskirt for 
Red-nacked Falcon as my friends had clicked,but didn't find till 10am. so i was on
 way to home around at 10.30am.after drive of 2-3km, sudden see a new bird sitting on 
electric wire just close to road.sudden came out n started clicking,took
 around 50 shots from different angle but missed flying shot.<br />
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Surat Outskirt, Gujarat</div>

Eurasian Hobby

Eurasian Hobby breeds in Himalayas,widespread winter visitor.sized 30-36cm. Early Morning Birding gives clean n crisp photos so as always...

Eurasian Marsh Harrier

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i am very eager to test my new Canon EOS 7D Mark 2 which i bought on 5th
 0ct'15.so asked my wife to go on long drive and we went towards hazira,surat outskirt.<br />
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it was around at 12pm,we were exact opposite to Reliance Industries Limited ,gate
 no 2(didn't remember exactly) to Bhatlai village,near Hazira.after 1km of drive,seen a raptor was sitting on one cement 
pole,just close to road.it was a Eurasian Marsh Harrier.took 5-10 photo 
in single click in burst mode due to osm speed of my machine-gun.when i saw photo in 
lcd of camera,all were so bright n when i seen iso,it was 1600.i changed to 200 n
 when try to frame it again but i missed coz it started flying n went 
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Surat outskirt, Gujarat</div>
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Eurasian Marsh Harrier

i am very eager to test my new Canon EOS 7D Mark 2 which i bought on 5th 0ct'15.so asked my wife to go on long drive and we went towar...

Black-eared Kite

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i had set a trip to Black-buck National Park,Velavdar on 17/10/15 with family.before i reach there,had a plan to go pariyej and then go Ahmadabad n stay at one of hotel.<br />
So on 16th early morning started driving to reach pariyej n meet my friend Dr.Bhavesh Mengar,did some good photography then in noon started journey towards Ahmadabad. after entering Ahmadabad seen 5-6 Black Kite were flying close to ground near the small tree and coming back again n again.so stopped my car at road side and went to click close shot as didn't click and got succeed.<br />
its a 100% cropped and over exposed photo but happy to recover details.<br />
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Ahmdabad,Gujarat<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Request :-</b></span><br />
Please, please do not litter at any hill station or any other tourist 
place. Carry an extra bag and keep empty wrappers of food articles and 
other garbage in it. Empty it in garbage bins available en-route.  <br />
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Black-eared Kite

i had set a trip to Black-buck National Park,Velavdar on 17/10/15 with family.before i reach there,had a plan to go pariyej and then go Ahm...

Brahminy Kite Flying

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i was on spiritual tour with family in November 2015.on 21/11/15 we check out from Dwarka n on the way to Beyt Dwarka.before we reach there our guide take us a small temple related to gopis around at 10am.it was beautiful place with small temple beside small lake.<br />
As i was with my bazooka,we were just reach near lake n one raptor was flying toward us.i was ready to focus but due to tree failed to focus.most of shots were out of focus n lost the close n good shot.i was still waiting for it n luckily it came again n clicked but got only one shot.<br />
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Gopi Lake, Dwarka, Gujarat.</div>

Brahminy Kite Flying

i was on spiritual tour with family in November 2015.on 21/11/15 we check out from Dwarka n on the way to Beyt Dwarka.before we reach there...

Saker Falcon

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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Details from Google</span></b><br />
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<dt>Male length: 45 cm</dt>
<dt>Female length: 55 cm</dt>
<dt>Male wingspan: 100 - 110 cm</dt>
<dt>Female wingspan: 120 - 130 cm</dt>
<dt>Male weight: 730 - 990 g</dt>
<dt>Female weight: 970 - 1,300 g</dt>
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<dt>The saker falcon can be both highly agile and extremely fast as it 
hunts close to the ground , capable of diving for prey at 200 miles per 
hour.( <a href="http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/saker_falcon.htm" target="_blank">source</a> ) </dt>
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Read full Story here <a href="http://www.yugworld.net/2016/02/saker-falcon-flying-shot.html">http://www.yugworld.net/2016/02/saker-falcon-flying-shot.html</a><br />
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Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.</div>

Saker Falcon

Details from Google Male length: 45 cm Female length: 55 cm Male wingspan: 100 - 110 cm Female wingspan: 120 - 130 cm Male weight: 73...

Peregrine Falcon

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After taking shots of Saker Falcon,we moved ahead for Peregrine Falcon where it regularly sit.it was a 20+min of drive.Peregrine Falcon was siting on a small half dried tree at a bank of river Banas,where Banas river end in Little Rann of Kutch.<br />
we stopped little away from it as we wanted to took record shot n after taking it,our guide Becharbhai got reverse of our safari n tried to park it from where we took close shots.i think it is 25ft away from it n we all take good shots n i record 3 video of this beauty.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Details from Google</span></b> <br />
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<dt>Length : 34 - 58 cm</dt>
<dt>Wingspan : 80 - 120 cm</dt>
<dt>Weight : 550 - 1,500 g </dt>
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One of the fastest species in the world, the peregrine falcon (<i>Falco peregrinus</i>) may reach speeds of up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 miles per hour) or more when diving in pursuit of prey. ( <a href="http://www.arkive.org/peregrine-falcon/falco-peregrinus/">source</a> )<br />
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Canon 7D Mark2<br />
Manual Mode<br />
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Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.<br />
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Lucky to Capture Video<br />
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Peregrine Falcon

After taking shots of Saker Falcon,we moved ahead for Peregrine Falcon where it regularly sit.it was a 20+min of drive.Peregrine Falcon was...

Saker Falcon Flying Shot

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After much awaiting finally i was at LRK aka Little Rann of Kutch on 6th of Feb'16 with Dr.Pragnesh n Viren Desai,i was much late for birding as winter birds specially raptors might went even though i was there for Peregrine Falcon.its a wild ass sanctuary.<br />
Around 3pm we reached at Bhavna resort & Farm after morning session at Nal Sarovar. our guide Becharbhai was ready n we got refreshed n went for birding for evening session,will share those pics later.we had finished our evening session at 7pm n returned at our hotel.took dinner n went for sleep early after recharge of battery of our camera coz we were very tired n have to wake up early.<br />
Get ready around at 5.30am n our guide Becharbhai came n told for took tea.aprox 6am we were on our exclusive safari,it was 12-15 degree cold, i forget to take my jacket n feel freezing sensation while we were on jeep coz our location was 40+km away n we were on speed of 50+.<br />
After drive of 1hr+ Becharbhai stopped at one point n sighted Montague's Harrier,we took shots after 5min again we were on search of raptors.after 30min of drive Becharbhai again stopped n looking in Binocular at one point where he sighted Greater spotted eagle n Imperil Egale.we went there n took record shot.while we approach for closer they fly away. i asked to go towards imperial eagle n game was on....we took shot n try to approach for closure,it fly away.this game continued for 40+min then we stopped chasing imperial eagle n went inside.<br />
while we were going towards perching site of Peregrine Falcon after drive of 10-15min,Virenbhai seen one bird flying n we went towards there,stopped far away n took record shot.Becharbhai came with indian birds n told to show for id n we all got shocked n happy coz its a Saker Falcon.its 2nd visit of Saker Falcon in LRK(as Becharbhai told),at 1st visit no one took photo n 2nd time we sighted.Becharbhai told that we try to get closure but this bird cant give good shot so we tried to approach towards this beauty.Mostly we stop n it fly away.we tried for 6-7times in 1+hr n didin't got good close shot but i got good flying shot from front n side.<br />
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<b>Special edit : we were 3rd to frame this beauty as my friend Vivek Mansata told,Thanks for correction.</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Details from Google</span></b><br />
<dl class="facts">
<dt>Male length: 45 cm</dt>
<dt>Female length: 55 cm</dt>
<dt>Male wingspan: 100 - 110 cm</dt>
<dt>Female wingspan: 120 - 130 cm</dt>
<dt>Male weight: 730 - 990 g</dt>
<dt>Female weight: 970 - 1,300 g</dt>
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<dt>The saker falcon can be both highly agile and extremely fast as it hunts close to the ground , capable of diving for prey at 200 miles per hour.( <a href="http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/saker_falcon.htm" target="_blank">source</a> ) </dt>
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Exifs :<br />
Canon 7D Mark2<br />
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Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.</div>

Saker Falcon Flying Shot

After much awaiting finally i was at LRK aka Little Rann of Kutch on 6th of Feb'16 with Dr.Pragnesh n Viren Desai,i was much late for b...

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