milvus migrans

Quite a battle going on in the skies above.

and it might not be the last, sorry. hope you like it.

hope you like it.

it was a glorious day, hundreds of them flying over and another hundreds on the grounds or perched on trees, it seems that the 22nd was the day they arrive to that region. they usually spend the winter here in western Arabia. hope you like it.

Two black kites arrived at the water-hole but there's only one reflection!

Canon EOS 7D Mark II EF600mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x III The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world's most abundant species of Accipitridae, although some populations have...

Another view of the ubiquitous Black Kite.

black kite (milvus migrans) in my hide: http://hide.fernat.com/

bblack kite (milvus migrans) in my hide: http://hide.fernat.com/

black kite (milvus migrans) in my hide: http://hide.fernat.com/

black kite, my hide in spain: hide.fernat.com

Take in a private for hire hide of Madrid Spain, El Escorial. No luck , the Iberian Imperial Eagle would not go that day. She only was stopped for a few seconds in a far tree.

This was one curious Kite. It hovered down to the yellow plastic bottle. Then tried to tear it down for a while. At last with no luck, picked up the bottle and flew away with it for nesting material I suppose.

The Kite was looking for a vantage point and finally zeroed in on the top of the flash light.