Tag: Shikras

Baby Hunters (Shikras) !
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Baby Hunters (Shikras) !

April 21, 2021

The Shikras are one of the most common small birds of prey (raptors). In fact, it was an article on Shikra in SOM dated Sept. 2, 2020 by eminent Ethologist Ragoo Rao that inspired me to take my hobby of bird photography to the next level. I have been following Shikras since then and was…

Shikra… The Leopard of Birds
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Shikra… The Leopard of Birds

September 2, 2020

By Ragoo Rao, Ethologist Shikras — Accipiter badius, in Taxonomical terms, the urban raptor, a bird of prey, a small but fierce predator, is likened to the Leopards of the Cat family, owing to their fierce and brutal hunting techniques, blended with intelligence and strategy, exactly like the Leopards. The urban treetops, specially the leafy…

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