The Hunter

[Kiran Poonacha]

The Bonellis Eagle is one **** of a hunter and I was blessed to witness one. the prey is a Blue Rock Pigeon

Spec: 1/800, F 9, ISO 400

Canon 40D + 500mm+1.4TC

[Raymond Barlow]

wonderful Kiran, congrats! Awesome legs on this bird..

[Vinay Lakshman]

The blood on the beak & the details in the eye has mad this image a winner !! Awesome sir...

[Ilija Dukovski]

Look at the eyes of this beast, very cool,
excellent capture.

[Mital Patel]

man you are really blessed with so many miracles. am highly impressed and wish visiting bangalore soon and see you hunting this hunters. this was in my wishlist this year but unfortunately she didnt came to my location this year.

[Karl Egressy]

Very powerful image, Kiran. Love the pattern, eyes, and long legs of this great looking raptor.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Its one of my favorite eagles. This comp really shows off the strong shoulders. As usual, your crop is perfect. Awesome details.

[Martin Wallis]

Stunning sharpness and detail, you nailed it.

[Dominic Cantin]

Your raptors are always impressive Kiran !!! And this picture prove it again !

Dom :)

[Markus Jais]

Awesome capture of an amazing bird. I absolutely love Bonelli's Eagles.
Great sharpness. The blood is a great addition here.

Did you use a hide?

Markus

[RAM MALLYA]

Amazing shot superb eye contact and the catch is a bonus

[Kiran Poonacha]

Thank you all for the kind words of encouragement, I really appreciate it..

@ Markus: Bhai I was in my SUV when I spotted him from a distant, I stop about 75 metres away and slowly crawled upto about 20 mtrs from him (every time he would get diverted by other birds I used the moment to get a little closer) only thing I missed here was a little lower angle, because of the growth in front of the bird..