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Black-shouldered Kite
davidfree

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)

I wanted flight photos and waited quite a long time watching this bird at rest before he/she finally cooperated. They hunt mice when our lake bed dries out in the summer. Autumn rains are late coming and we still have no water.
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Habitat
Suburban ephemeral lake
Location
Lake Claremont, Western Australia
Date taken
30/04/2020
Scientific name
Elanus axillaris
Equipment used
Olympus OM D E-M1 Mk2 + Panasonic/Leica 100-400mm handheld
S
Great shot David. We on the South Eastern side of Australia are getting more rain than I can remember. Cold now too. Brrrrr
 
KC Foggin
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This is one awesome hovering/landing shot of this beautiful Kite! Smashing feather detail David!
 
Kits
Your patience paid off, David! A brilliant action shot.
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
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Crikey!!! Well your patience was well rewarded getting this flight capture David.

A wonderful picture my friend. Hope you get some rain soon laddie.
 

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