Changeable Hawk Eagle from Yala National Park

Bird photography is very tough as it requires a lot of patience, luck and good photography gear – binoculars, telephoto lenses and great eye sight. But, if you do get good sightings and some good moments for your lens, then all the patience and wait is totally worth it.

 
The joy of such moments exponentially increase when that bird in question is a ‘raptor’ as getting good time with these birds is very difficult. Such a moment was this when I saw this Changeable Hawk Eagle on my way to the Yala Beach inside the Yala National Park in South Eastern Sri Lanka.

 
Me and my friends had finished our morning safari and were headed to the remote beach of Yala for a packed lunch session when we spotted this raptor sitting on the tree branch just near the jeep track. The eyes of the Changeable Hawk Eagle stand out. At times they look threatening, but I guess it is their eyes that lend character to these birds.

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Bird Photography: Changeable Hawk Eagle from Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

I was lucky to get some brilliant mammal, reptile and bird photographs during my recent wildlife safari trip to Yala National Park that is located in South Eastern Sri Lanka. One of the more special ones out of the lot was this Changeable Hawk Eagle that posed a long while for me.

 
And the best part was that this bird was pretty close range. Hence, I got some super sharp close up shots. In my mind, it is the eyes of the raptors that make them so special. It is their eyes that make them spot their prey miles away and it is these pair of eyes that can be quite scary and pretty at the same time.

 
I was happy that I got good shots of the eyes of this Changeable Hawk Eagle. I am sure that you will enjoy them too.

 
Below are some more close-up and full body shots of the Changeable Hawk Eagle.

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