Piercing gaze of a Shikra

Piercing gaze of a Shikra

A Shikra is a raptor that is a widespread resident of both the Indian forests and cities. There are a couple of them living in my neighborhood in Bangalore who I had photographed and talked about in the previous post on Shikra. We saw the one featured in this post at...

Birds of India #62 – Shikra

The Shikra is a small raptor, which is a widespread resident in both the open countryside and the forests of India. Adult Shikra closely resemble the Besra, however they have a distinctly paler plumage.This bird of prey is comfortable living not only in the forests,...