A Black Kite with a stolen catch!
A common medium sized bird of prey found in a large numbers in cities and near coasts in India. This is the most common raptor and one we cannot miss. They are thought to be most abundant species of Accipitridae. The birds are opportunistic hunters and we see them scavenging road kills, near garbage dumps, or chasing other birds like Grey Herons, Egrets and other birds and stealing their prey / food.
While returning from the sea where we spent several hours island hopping in the very cloudy weather, we sighted several birds in the harbour and there were a couple of kites that were hunting. An Intermediate Egret plucked this fish out of the water and landed on a nearby submerged tree . But then this Kite chased the Egret in a highly dramatic fashion and grabbed the fish from its mouth and flew off. I was too close to the action, but managed to grab a few shots like this.
Many thanks in advance for all your views and feedback.
A Black Kite with a stolen catch!
A common medium sized bird of prey found in a large numbers in cities and near coasts in India. This is the most common raptor and one we cannot miss. They are thought to be most abundant species of Accipitridae. The birds are opportunistic hunters and we see them scavenging road kills, near garbage dumps, or chasing other birds like Grey Herons, Egrets and other birds and stealing their prey / food.
While returning from the sea where we spent several hours island hopping in the very cloudy weather, we sighted several birds in the harbour and there were a couple of kites that were hunting. An Intermediate Egret plucked this fish out of the water and landed on a nearby submerged tree . But then this Kite chased the Egret in a highly dramatic fashion and grabbed the fish from its mouth and flew off. I was too close to the action, but managed to grab a few shots like this.
Many thanks in advance for all your views and feedback.