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black kite
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Is one of these kites a vampire?
Two black kites arrived at the water-hole but there's only one reflection!- nick scarle
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- Category: Africa
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Forked
After exploring the evaporation ponds we then went to try the river from a parking area beside the bridge. We were still trying to acclimatise ourselves as to what was around when I spotted a Black Kite flying over. Quite high, but fairly pleased with the result.- delia todd
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Another Kite
Shortly after taking the picture of the Whistler, this Black Kite flew across and landed in a tree not too far away from us.- delia todd
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Consternation
Suddenly all the birds rushed for a bit of cover and froze! Up in the air was a Black Kite with a Magpie-Lark mobbing him. I only managed this one picture before they got behind the roof of the garage. Quite pleased with the effort though.- delia todd
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Black Kite
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Black Kite 2
- whiteheadedvulture
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- Category: Africa
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Black Kite with fish
Probably stole the fish from nearby road vendors.- whiteheadedvulture
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- Category: Africa
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Black Kite
- Ken Doy
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Black Kite
This one was nest building and taking the tree it was perched on apart bit by bit- hindleygreener
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Black Kite
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Black Kite
Almost hovering against the wind- colincurry
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Black Kite
Sharm Sewage works- hindleygreener
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- Category: Middle-East
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This might help ...
... you to answer the question.- Doc Duck
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Kites vs Sea Eagle 1
OK. Here comes the short version of the Black Kites vs White-bellied Sea Eagle story. Out of 30+ shots, I've picked these three that tell the main plot. The kites were clearly not all that happy to have the Sea Eagle join them on the hunt at the fire. Here we have to wonder - was that Kite...- Doc Duck
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- black kite white-bellied sea eagle
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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You'd think ...
... it would be easy to ID a bird with such an unusual tail by looking it up in the field guide. But no ... no birds were shown with a "double" tail like this. Luckily, the North End tour started later that day, a few hours after I took this shot. I showed the shot to our guide and she...- Doc Duck
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Kiting
I've seen several explanations lately of what "kiting" means. One person said it's a specific form of hovering, one that doesn't involve flapping but just resting still on the wind. Another defined it as the slow, stiff-winged, parachute-like descent that some birds (cranes? skylarks?)...- Doc Duck
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Black Kite
- Ken Doy
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Black Kites Matter
I got three quite good flight shots of these that day. Here's the second one. I later learned that Black Kites have been known to intentionally spread brush fires. They hunt for small prey fleeing the fire, so when a fire seems likely to go out, they've been observed flying down, picking up a...- Doc Duck
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Black is beautiful
There were so many Black Kites cruising the skies over Darwin that it was hard not to get a decent flight shot ... eventually. Not a lifer (I'd seen some in Geneva years ago), but in such numbers and so close at times that it was a lifetime experience.- Doc Duck
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Black Kite
Watched a couple of these hunting over some Sugar Cane fields that had been cut. In the background is a flowering Silky Oak .- Ken Doy
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Black Kite (in flight)
Couple of these kites enjoyed the see breeze and were hovering over me in circles to make sure some good photos are taken. For my enjoyment they followed me along for quite a distance displaying their gracefulness and beautiful colours. Today it is my time to fly back home and I am taking these...- Cutterpillar
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Black Kite V
Is the right wing torn a little bit, or do they always look like that?- katastrofa
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Black Kite IV
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Pair of Black Kites
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