NCRRU - Grey-Headed Fish Eagle (revisted)
We decided to revisit this site to check out the condition and try to confirmed the nesting stage of this pair. Our result were very promising and we were glad to see the female was actually shifting the nest and probably egg around. The female was later observed to stay low in the ground such as in this picture. The head can be seen in the right.
Male was wandering around without fail. Perching on the same perch for hour and without any disturbance. In this observation I also find out that during preening, the male stay in a perch which look directly towards the nest. Keeping an watch full eye on the nest in case of any intruder. Female stay so low in the nest where it look empty. A large bird that look invisible in nest. Feeding for this species is rather irregular at this moment. This propably can be due to the stage is still in incubation and female are still doing a lot of hunting. This however require more study on this species during nesting. Another aspect will be dependency period. No record was obtain of this species in Peninsula Malaysia. It will be great to understand their dependency period of this species as juvenile first year have been observed mile away from suitable habitat without present of adult.
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| Grey-Headed Fish-Eagle Female at nest (Photo by Terence & Eileen) |
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| Grey-Headed Fish-Eagle (Photo by Terence & Eileen) |
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| Grey-Headed Fish-Eagle (Photo by Terence & Eileen) |
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| Grey-Headed Fish-Eagle (Photo by Terence & Eileen) |
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