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Madagascar Harrier-Hawk in Spiny Forest, Madagascar The photo did not turn out great due to all the distractions that are unavoidable in this dense forest, but I'm still very happy to have captured this enormous bird of prey. It was fairly deep in the forest and approaching it took a very long time. Then we lost track of it for several minutes, found it again, captured it and only half a second later it flew away. Ifaty,Madagascar,Madagascar Harrier-Hawk,Polyboroides radiatus,Spiny Forest Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Madagascar Harrier-Hawk in Spiny Forest, Madagascar

The photo did not turn out great due to all the distractions that are unavoidable in this dense forest, but I'm still very happy to have captured this enormous bird of prey. It was fairly deep in the forest and approaching it took a very long time. Then we lost track of it for several minutes, found it again, captured it and only half a second later it flew away.

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    Claire Hamilton
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    Well done for such determination! Magnificent bird, certainly worth the effort! Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thank you. In hindsight it really was worth it, we only had one other spotting of this bird, but it was in flight. Posted 12 years ago

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The Madagascar harrier-hawk

The Madagascar harrier-hawk is a very large species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.

It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The population is believed to be stable and estimated between 1,000 and 10,000, with the range spread over the whole of Madagascar.

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Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Feb 14, 2013. Captured Sep 13, 2012 08:27.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.3
  • 1/500s
  • ISO250
  • 500mm