ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Elanus axillaris  

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)
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© Geoff Walker 2014
Kedron Brook Wetlands, QLD (Sep, 2014)

A Black-shouldered Kite on a lonely vigil for a last meal before sunset.

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)

Black-shouldered Kite

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)

Black-shouldered Kite

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)

Black-shouldered Kite

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)

Black-shouldered Kite

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)

Black-shouldered Kite

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)

Juvenile Black-shouldered Kite

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)

Waiting to pounce