Black Kite

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Wed, 30/09/2015 - 13:43

Roly

Black Kite

A Black Kite at the Healesville Sanctuary, roaring into the blue to catch a piece of meet thrown into the air. It catches it with its feet and transfers it to its beak in the air.

Wed, 30/09/2015 - 15:14

Araminta

Wow, stunning captures Roly.

M-L

Wed, 30/09/2015 - 17:01

WhistlingDuck

Fantastic photos ... what did it catch?

Wed, 30/09/2015 - 17:44

Araminta

I think they throw cut up things into the air.

M-L

Wed, 30/09/2015 - 18:01

HelloBirdy

Nice photos!

Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera

Wed, 30/09/2015 - 19:51

Roly

Yes, I think they are small chunks of meat.
However, they use dead mice for the owl and some of the larger raptors.

Yum!!!!!!!

Roly

Healesville

https://www.flickr.com/photos/36062443@N04/sets/72157632450588204/

Wed, 30/09/2015 - 22:48

vas

That's a cool set Roly, thank you for sharing

Link to my Flickr Account

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14869355@N07/

Thu, 01/10/2015 - 10:41

Reflex

Brilliant series of photographs. I'll add Healesville Sanctuary on to my (growing by the day ) wish list of places to visit. I can't see any "jesses" on the Black Kite so I assume that is actually a wild bird catching the pieces of meat.

Samford Valley Qld.

Thu, 01/10/2015 - 11:07

Roly

Hi Reflex,

No, it's actually a captive bird but they are obviously very confident that it will come back after each show as there are no jesses or radio locating arial. The larger birds in their demonstration (like the Wedgetail) do have them.