Coming closer to the Crested Serpent Eagle.

Sunday is a good day to enter the jungle to discover more things or just looking for surprises. Today's excursion was rewarded by a closer view of the Crested Serpent Eagle. The preserved nature at the park is a favourite hunting ground for the eagle. The smallest raptor, the Bornean Falconet is a frequent visitor. The Crested Serpent Eagle however is a raptor or a bird of prey that is among the large - sized raptors that are seen and heard often as they encircle the park from far above the canopy of trees and uttering their distinctive shrill whistling call...wheeat...wheeatt... The eagle is attracted to the abundance of squirrels, lizards and small birds here

(Note: This story is a re-post from my facebook, 4 November'18)

High above, down below

Eagle gliding in a widening gyre

Walking around the park.  Walking on fallen and dead leaves on the forest floor and footpath.  The sun shines softly on the ground and heightens the duo colours of the Bauhinia, a creeper that is seldom planted outside the forest though it is native to Bintulu.  Walked through muddy areas and found a red dragonfly posing for a while on a thin grass blade.  My eyes searched through the middle story, column of leaves and finally the top of canopy.  A bulbul was making its call, a Yellow-vented Bulbul by the colour of its vent.  Scouting further I saw up in the sky an eagle circling the park.  The sighting finally makes the morning for me.  I am not sure what species it was.  Could it be the Crested Serpent Eagle for its broad band of white bar on its tail?  There is so much more to nature discovery at the park....

Bauhinia semibifida

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Walk in the park...

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