Get Out of my turf! Two Pallid Harriers fighting in the grasslands

            These days, the grasslands are quite active in the evening with many Harriers gently gliding and hunting in the area. There are mix of Pallid and Montagu's Harriers these days. Last week during the weekend, sighted some action. 

The White Pallid Harrier in this shot was perched in the grassland when an immature (Brownish plumage) attacked it. The White Pallid Harrier took flight and both tussled briefly in the air before flying away. I am not sure if this was a territorial attack or a friendly fight. There were around 25-30 harriers in the grasslands and few showed this kind of confrontation. 

These are migratory birds from Central Asia that winter in India. They hunt the small birds like Larks, Pipits and reptiles like Lizards, Chameleons, frogs in the grasslands. The birds are sighted easily in the grasslands these days - around 15-20 of them and the numbers are slowly increasing. Due to the winter, the light fades pretty quickly. These Harriers converge to their roosting spots much earlier than usual and that is when we can get a reasonable estimate of their numbers.

Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.

Taken on: October 31, 2025

Tags:

.Birds of Prey

.Raptors

500 mm

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Canon

EOS

Environment

F4L IS II

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Flight

India

Nature

Outside

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R5 MK II

Telangana

Vikarabad

Wildlife

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Camera: Canon EOS R5m2, f/7.1, 1/4000 sec, 700mm, ISO 2000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5m2
Lens:	EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	1/4000 sec
Focal Length:	700mm
ISO:	2000
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 15.0 (Windows)
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