A juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle diving steeply. The alula feathers are standing up sharply as it starts to brake.

A sharp-looking juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle.

The wind is raising the Crested Serpent Eagle's crest.

Heading out to the paddy fields.

Hello from behind the leaves. ^^

It was an unexpected flush so my autofocus was set to a single point — I switched to manual focus on the fly. Focus is a little soft… ^^;

Landing. It was too close and got cut off at the frame edge.

A Crested Serpent Eagle walking along a paddy bund.

When the real cold of winter sets in, the number of juvenile birds brought in for rescue increases. There are also many individuals hit by vehicles as traffic picks up, but I can only hope they all grow into fine adults.

I thought this Crested Serpent Eagle might have something wrong with one eye, but it was just keeping it closed.

Even so, it seemed a little lethargic — possibly not getting enough food.

An adult female Crested Serpent Eagle that came to dry her feathers during a break in the rain.

Adult male Brown Shrike.

Male Brown Shrike. First-winter plumage.

A Brown Shrike that was perched right next to the Crested Serpent Eagle. Neither seemed to have any interest in the other.