brahminy kite

... well they are, aren't they. Such beautiful birds these Brahminy Kites. I just can't believe I was so lucky to have so many great views of these stunning raptors. Though this one only gave me a very brief opportunity through a small gap in the trees, a couple of clicks and he was gone...

I couldn't leave that session without showing another picture of that beautiful kite. He put on such a wonderful show for us and I rather liked this flight pose too. I've asked in the ID forum re the white tail tip. I can't find this feature mentioned anywhere.

.... from a rather extended display flight. So I got a picture of him perched.

Apparently this guy used to be called a Red-backed Sea Eagle (at least according to my book), as it is found around the coast and part of its diet includes fish. He, and another, entertained us for a few minutes, so I'll probably show you another picture (or two) that I'm quite pleased with.

Brahminy Kite - nest building time! God provides. God is good! Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grr8photography/

Took a while but got close to one eventually

We then watched this beautiful Brahminy Kite flying around. What a gorgeous bird and he was. Anyone interested, I've started a thread in the forum : https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=383761

Brahminy Kite on the lookout

Brahminy kite hunting over Woody Point

Have had so much support from people regarding the episode with a recent posting of mine and asking me to reconsider my position on this have decided to start posting again on the Forum .

This is one of the parents of the two newly fledged youngsters keeping watch .

A Brahminy Kite gliding high above the skies of Kepong, KL Malaysia.

Soaring around the local area.

First trip out for a couple of weeks and forgot to put the camera back on continuous focus. Lost focus while tracking a pair of these Kites and ended up with only one shot remotely in focus and acceptable . Always another time LOL and luckily it was just on my local patch .