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Grey-headed Fish Eagle feeding, Yala NP Sri Lanka This one was feasting on a freshly caught fish. It was situated directly above our jeep, so a bit of a neck breaker to capture. Closeup:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/28725/grey_headed_fish_eagle_closeup_yala_np_sri_lanka.html" title="Grey headed fish eagle closeup, Yala NP, Sri Lanka"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/28725_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=gbPgQTGzJTmdfV%2FW27hAFLmRPYA%3D" width="126" height="152" alt="Grey headed fish eagle closeup, Yala NP, Sri Lanka Asia,Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus,Sri Lanka,Yala,grey headed fish eagle" /></a></figure> Asia,Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus,Sri Lanka,Yala,grey headed fish eagle Click/tap to enlarge

Grey-headed Fish Eagle feeding, Yala NP Sri Lanka

This one was feasting on a freshly caught fish. It was situated directly above our jeep, so a bit of a neck breaker to capture. Closeup:

Grey headed fish eagle closeup, Yala NP, Sri Lanka Asia,Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus,Sri Lanka,Yala,grey headed fish eagle

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The Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

The grey-headed fish eagle is a bird of prey. It breeds in the forests of the Indian subcontinent east to Southeast Asia. It builds a stick nest in a tree near water and lays two to four eggs. It is a specialist fish eater which hunts over lakes, lagoons, and large rivers.

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Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Apr 23, 2015. Captured Nov 14, 2014 07:12.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO800
  • 400mm