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When you need a break, you just park your kite and find a place to relax, grab something to drink and maybe a sandwich or two.
Waddell Beach, just south of Half Moon Bay, California.
A great place for kite-boarders, wind surfers and for capturing photons reflected off them.
Swallow-tailed Kite ~ Elanoides forficatus
Out on a hike photographing wildflowers with my macro lens and this happened overhead...I took the shot with the 100mm macro so it's cropped in a lot!
The red kite (Milvus milvus) is a large bird of prey, easily identified by its reddish-brown body, angled wings, and deeply forked tail. It has a distinctive call described as a mew-like "weoo-weoo-weoo" sound. Red kites are known for their elegant flight and are often seen soaring with their wings spread and tails moving to steer
I remember 30+ years ago having to travel to Wales to see a red kite. These days I see them so regularly, they're a true conservation success story in the UK.
Even though I see these birds frequently I've never had the opportunity to get a decent close shot until last weekend when I spotted this bird drifting low overhead.
Haliastur sphenurus
I photographed these two birds, which were part of a group of four, on the beach at Bingie Point on the south coast of NSW, Australia.
I am calling them Whistling Kites - but I am not completely certain, so would welcome any alternative views on the ID!
They were about 150 metres away, so the hand-held shot with a borrowed 200-600mm lens was a real stretch! I was able to improve the shot a little with Topas De-noise software.
The March wind is calling,
"Come fly your kite!"
The wind is blowing
With all its might.
The kites are tossing
In the sky.
The wind is calling,
"Come fly up high."
Black Kite
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It's attention is on the antics of a number of other Kites playing games. At the right time it too will launch to join in.
Kites of all sorts of colors, shapes, characters and sizes flying during Kuwait's National and Liberation Days holidays at Bunaider beach (Al-Farsi International Kites Festival - Kuwait).
Whistling Kite
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We occassionally see three or four of these birds chasing through the river gums.
Their speed through the forest is quiet impressive.
Wikipedia: The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world's most abundant species of Accipitridae, although some populations have experienced dramatic declines or fluctuations. Current global population estimates run up to 6 million individuals. Unlike others of the group, black kites are opportunistic hunters and are more likely to scavenge. They spend much time soaring and gliding in thermals in search of food. Their angled wing and distinctive forked tail make them easy to identify. They are also vociferous with a shrill whinnying call. This kite is widely distributed through the temperate and tropical parts of Eurasia and parts of Australasia and Oceania, with the temperate region populations tending to be migratory. Several subspecies are recognized and formerly had their own English names. The European populations are small, but the South Asian population is very large.