A fairly rare bird to spot in the U.S., mostly occurring in a few southeast states, but primarily Florida. beautiful, striking black and white markings and telltale forked tail make them stand out.
Raptor - 101
This beautiful
assassin ... gave
an outstanding
performance ...
... by
granting me
this ...
full-framer ... with
near 3D effect
... and
a lovely eye ...
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Black-winged Kite
Elanus caruleus
Gurgaon Rural
Haryana
India
24 November 2017
I can't resist taking photos of these beautiful birds. We're very excited as a pair has started nest building. Our first breeding record at lake Claremont.
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...
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) Of all days for the sky to be gray! We have been seeing them for a month now but the ones arriving of late are our summer residents.
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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