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Hover-craft ...
aloktewari

Hover-craft ... (Elanus caeruleus)

Nature's hovercraft ...

Black-winged Kite

... Behavior

Very neat looking
... lovely little
Raptor ...

Nearly always see
them ... during
birding through
the open country
around Delhi ...

Soft, diffuse, post-sunset
light has ... subdued
detail ... but has made
the bird
look more graceful ...

Still, the most attractive
part of the bird is
the way it hovers
mid-air ... to locate
the prey ...
... a truly captivating
display ...

And one can watch it
in a video-clip ... that
I was lucky to have
captured in 2013 ... but
was lying in the
archive unused ...
I uploaded it
today ...
Link :
http://www.birdforum.tv/members/action/viewvideo/6553/Black_winged_Kite___Hovering/

... will be traveling through
the countryside over
next 2-3 days ... with
un-likely connectivity ...
before Saturday ...
_________

Elanus caeruleus
Ssp. vociferus

Dist. Gurgaon ; Haryana
India
10.01.2013
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Habitat
Mixed Wetland and Forest
Location
Sultanpur National Park ; Dist. Gurgaon ; Haryana ; India
Date taken
10.01.2013
Scientific name
Elanus caeruleus
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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They're really pretty kites, aren't they Alok. Such a lovely pose and picture you've got here too.

Enjoy your travels, come back safe and sound!!

Thanks for the video too, the link was already there on the article, so your one is safely linked there.
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
.... and I'm so honoured that your milestone post was on my picture!!

Many thanks for the birthday wishes too Alok and Renu ... just come back with some more of your lovely pictures.
 
KC Foggin
Supporter
What a stunning closeup this is of this Kite Alok. So beautifully captured.
 
mali
Cracking close-up of this handsome raptor!!! Top job mate, stay safe on your travels.
 
Kits
What a perfectly wonderful study of this lovely bird, Alok.
 

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