Cam's Birds
Black-shouldered Kite
Mature Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) honing in on prey in the late evening near Wildwood, Melbourne, Australia. This hunt was successful, and the prey was a small mouse. The mouse was quickly taken to an African Boxthorn nearby, where the spikes of the Boxthorn were used to hold, and help eat, the mouse. After about one minute, the kite tilted its head back and swallowed what remained of the mouse whole.
Black-shouldered Kite
Mature Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) honing in on prey in the late evening near Wildwood, Melbourne, Australia. This hunt was successful, and the prey was a small mouse. The mouse was quickly taken to an African Boxthorn nearby, where the spikes of the Boxthorn were used to hold, and help eat, the mouse. After about one minute, the kite tilted its head back and swallowed what remained of the mouse whole.