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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Greater Spotted Eagle - Nictitating Membrane

In this image, you can see the nictitating membrane covering the eye of the Greater Spotted Eagle. The nictitating membrane is usually a transparent or translucent membrane that moves horizontally over the birds eye to clear dirt in the eyes and also to moisture them.

Greater Spotted Eagle nictitating membrane displayNictitating membrane displayed over the eye of a Greater Spotted Eagle


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Posted by Angad Achappa at 7:17 PM
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11 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlSeptember 15, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    what a great shot! such rich color in his feathers!

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  2. Saru SinghalSeptember 15, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Lovely Shot! And, it's very interesting to see the detail you mentioned...Great!!!

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  3. Angad AchappaSeptember 15, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    Thank you TexWisGirl & Saru.. .:)

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  4. chrisSeptember 16, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    What a gorgeous shot once again. Wonderful Angad....

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2011 at 2:56 AM

    the bird seems angry, its weird how birds can show emotions too :D

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  6. UnknownSeptember 16, 2011 at 3:24 AM

    this ones fantastic! great detail - the eye n the beak!

    The Bird of Prey

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  7. Tim JamesSeptember 16, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    A great capture. Really nicely done.

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  8. Angad AchappaSeptember 16, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    Thank you Chris, Chintan, Rohit & Tim. :)
    @Chintan: The eagle was constantly being harassed by Kites as it had just caught a snake.

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  9. TaniaSeptember 17, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    Wonderful shot and great details!

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  10. Mike Randall Bird PhotographySeptember 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Very impressive Eagle Angad. Great image

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  11. Angad AchappaSeptember 20, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    Thank you so much Spiderdama & Mike... :)

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