A great shot nevertheless, Subash. Common on the Highveld in SA. A well
known roadside bird which uses poles as vantage points. An amazing
hoverer. That Sigma is very good at 500mm, certainly better than mine.
Alan C
On 22-Jul-18 03:44 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote:
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
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