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It was such a privilege to spend a few mornings with these endangered birds of prey during our last trip to Florida. They feed almost exclusively on apple snails.
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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.
Red Kite taken yesterday.
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I've never seen Red Kite -Milvus milvus so beautiful, bright sunlight reflected by snow on the fields. An absolutely stunning, dream-like experience
Black Kite (Milvus migrans), central Victoria, Australia. At the very end of the day, we drove one last time to try and find a bird of prey to photograph, and we were greeted by this lovely Black Kite perched on an open branch. Unfortunately, I could not adjust my angle for a nicer background, as I was photographing from the road-side; however, I do not have any other shots of this species perched, so I was happy to capture this one.
This image was taken in pretty extreme conditions for the Canon R7, but the stabilisation on the RF100-500 made the shot possible. Camera settings were: aperture F7, shutter speed 1/160 and ISO 5000. .
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).
This juvie made its way to the top of the tree and sat there for a long time flapping its wings. It was being encouraged by the parents and Jamie and me to take flight. Finally there was a little gust of wind and off he went. It was really a special moment to capture its first flight.
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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.
Black Kite, Little Eagle
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On a strong wind, the Black Kites were out for fun and games.
The Little Eagle had to work hard to defend itself. In the end, the Kites found some other game to play among themselves.
Oh, let's go fly a kite
Up to the highest height
Let's go fly a kite and send it soaring
Up through the atmosphere
Up where the air is clear
Oh, let's go fly a kite
There are often kites flying from Singapore Marina Barrage. This particular Sunday afternoon was quite busy with some unusual types.
Whistling Kite
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This young Whistling Kite was tucked away under the canopy of a River Red Gum.
The fine wing edge markings showed well in the sunshine.
In the Thames valley in Berkshire Red Kites are often to be seen in groups big as 30! Is the collective term a Kite Festival?
Getting a picture to show this phenomenon is very difficult as you need a wide angle lens to get them all in, but a telephoto to show they are Kites and not just any other bird.
Whistling Kite
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It's not likely that the Kite caught the rabbit, probably just doing what they do best. Cleaning up after others.
A Pencil drawing recently finished of a Red Kite diving reference from one of my shots taken at Tollie red kites Dumfries.
Kestrel hovering in mid-air like a kite, at the Wildhorse agricultural buffer.
Davis, Ca. December, 2020.
Black Kite
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Mix a strong wind, with some frisky Black Kites and enjoy an airshow.
This one pulled a turn in front of me, and I was so busy watching the light on the face, that I missed the wingtip.
Photographed this Whistling Kite while staying a Bamurru Plains Camp in the Northern Territory, Australia.
The whistling kite is a medium-sized diurnal raptor found throughout Australia, New Caledonia and much of New Guinea. Also called the whistling eagle or whistling hawk, it is named for its loud whistling call, which it often gives in flight.