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Raptor - 93
Raptor -

Arguably ... this
Raptor is
numerically
at the top
globally ...

The world population
of mature individuals
is in the range
of 2-3 millions ...

The species has
successfully used the
huge garbage
dumps ... that
humanity has so
diligently ... and
indulgently created
to its advantage ...

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Black Kite
Milvus migrans

Mumbai
India
31 December 2019
Habitat
Urban settlement close to a creek
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,
Date taken
31.12.2019
Scientific name
Milvus migrans
Supporter
Great overhead with marvelous lighting from underneath showing great feather detail and color. Top-notch Alok & Renu!
 
Supporter
Lovely shot! I wonder about sub-species. This one looks a bit different to those I saw in Australia and in Geneva, which had a deepish V to the tail, almost forked, and seemed overall darker than this one.
 

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