my first shot of a raptor :), the black-winged kite, though the background of the rather grey monsoon skies couldn't be helped.
https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/22/black-winged-kite/ from wikipedia: "The black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus), also known as the black-shouldered kite (not to be confused with the closely related Australian species with the same name), is a small diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae best known for its habit of hovering over open grasslands in the manner of the much smaller kestrels. This Eurasian and African species was sometimes combined with the Australian black-shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris) and the white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) of North and South America which together form a superspecies." k5iis, sigma 150-500 OS HSM, @500 handheld, f/10, 1/640s, ISO 320. comments are appreciated... ~subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
