NCRRU - Blyth's Hawk-Eagle (Day 42-48)
Day 42-48
was one of the most exciting day. Our observation bring to new discovery. One
of which we finally understand how the raptor take a new branch by observing
the eaglet. It was amazing seeing the juvenile trying to break up the branches.
The feeding was an excellent thing to observed. See the video here and here.
Eaglet was
first observed to try to feed on a small mammals which was later identified as
a Himalayan Striped Squirrel. The eaglet was first seen to be facing some
problem tearing out the flesh. Soon the adult return with some new branches
with lots of green leave and later assist the eaglet on tearing the flesh.
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| Blyth's Hawk-Eagle (Photo by Terence & Eileen) |
The eaglet
was later observed arranging the new twig and was not assist by the adult. In
most cases we believe that the adult will be doing the arranging but here in
this video we realize that at this age, Blyth’s eaglet will be arranging the
twig herself.
1 dark tail
band was also observed well on this age. Further observation also show lack of
dark crescent on ear covert. This was also absent on an juvenile observed in
fraser’s but faint in nest in Cameroon Highland. Observation on grik show
rather absent as well. In Wallace’s Hawk Eagle, crescent are more visible and
can be rather dark in some individual. This is seen in the individual at Kedah.
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| Blyth's Hawk-Eagle (Photo by Terence & Eileen) |
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| Blyth's Hawk-Eagle (Photo by Terence & Eileen) |
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