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Square-tailed Kite at Kobble Creek

To: "Tom Tarrant" <>
Subject: Square-tailed Kite at Kobble Creek
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Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:16:44 +0800
Hi Tom

What fantastic photos! Thanks for posting the link. Those comparison shots
are really helpful. I see Whistling Kite every other day, but I've only
ever seen a handful of SQTK - nice to know what features to hone in on
quickly.

Great stuff

Russell



> Recently Marie posted a message reporting a Square-tailed Kite acting
> suspiciously close to our home near Brisbane. This morning I was just
> about
> to commence a bird-walk when I heard the Noisy Miners 'alarming' and
> spotted
> a SQT Kite 'quartering' around our trees.  Eventually it flew across
> Watson
> Rd to an area where Marie had seen it nest-building, and I watched and
> photographed it as it continued to collect twigs and foliage and add to
> the
> nest. It called persistently when returning to the structure and a couple
> of
> times whilst circling overhead but despite this couldn't see another bird,
> though at one point I thought it's mate had arrived but it turned out to
> be
> a 'pirate' Whistling Kite, which managed to steal it's prized twig! I've
> posted quite a few images from my observations on a Picasa album at
> http://picasaweb.google.com.au/aviceda/KobbleCreekSquareTailedKite# and
> will
> put more on as the saga progresses.
> I alerted the land-owner and he seemed very pleased to have such an
> unusual
> species on his land but if anyone would like to visit I would be grateful
> if
> they could contact me offline for details.
>
> Tom
>
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