A question re the colouring of Brahminy Kites.
In the area where I live (on a ridge near NSW/Qld border) we have between 15 and sometimes 40 or more gliding the ridgeline any afternoon there is some wind, and/or resting in the tress/bamboos nearby. I have noticed that some do not have the white head and thought that they may be females, but have been told they are probably juveniles. Is that correct?
Pardon quality of photos as this was my first try at ‘capturing’ them (no pun intended).
Thanks in advance for any reply.
Wow! That shot of all the kites in the bamboo is fantastic! Very cool indeed.
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Sorry, I can't really help on the question you've asked, but I'm sure someone round here will know.
Cheers
Tim
Brisbane
Yes, I'm pretty sure that your first photo is a 1st year brahiminy kite, looks like quite a spectacle!
Yep they are young ones, both the adults are Red-Brown colour with a white head.
Thanks for the replies gents, much apprenticed.
Actually my first pic in above post was composite of two showing an adult, which is below.
Again pardon poor quality but, besides being my first attempt at photographing birds on the wing, I don’t have the best lens for it so these are enlarged to the max before incuring pixilation.
And yes it is quite a spectacle, esepcially hwwen teh skiy seems full of them. The two other shots below show a juvy being shadowed by an adult, and then ‘dropping’ away.
Thanks for the replies gents, much apprenticed.
Actually my first pic in above post was composite of two showing an adult, which is below.
Again pardon poor quality but, besides being my first attempt at photographing birds on the wing, I don’t have the best lens for it so these are enlarged to the max before incuring pixilation.
And yes it is quite a spectacle, esepcially when thw sky seems full of them. The two other shots below show a juvy being shadowed by an adult, and then ‘dropping’ away.