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Re: Raptor near the beginning of the main Canberra International Airport

To: Canberra Birds <>
Subject: Re: Raptor near the beginning of the main Canberra International Airport runway (across the road in Pictureresque Pialligo)
From: Harold Schranz <>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:33:44 +1000
Hi Feathered folk

There was about a 20 minute gap between the two sets of photos and I just discovered evidence (2 distant possibly feathered specks in a photo) of more than one (non-metal) bird in the air - so i suspect I shot two different raptors. Is the (first or) second set definitely not a Whistling Kite? The wing shapes look different - though as with planes those are dynamic structures. 

Adios
Harold

PS Nice photos kym. 

On Friday, 11 July 2014, David Cook <> wrote:
Harold, looks like a Little Eagle to me.
 
David
 
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Raptor near the beginning of the main Canberra International Airport runway (across the road in Pictureresque Pialligo)
 
Hi Avian Aficionados

Discovered a few more photos in my collection - likely of the same raptor a few minutes later (happily gaining a lot of height).

Collage: https://db.tt/S6Gblpgg (using zoom from 30X to 200X)
Photo 1: https://db.tt/65YA3VLQ (double sized crop of 30X zoom)
Photo 2: https://db.tt/SV2yRPpn (double sized crop of 40X zoom)

I guess it doesn't much resemble an adult Black-shouldered Kite - but I'm not familiar with how young Kite's look. 8-)

Harold

PS The Email ("chatline") mailer is beyond lame! 8-(


On 9 July 2014 19:00, Philip Veerman <m("pcug.org.au","pveerman");');" target="_blank">> wrote:
It is a young Black-shouldered Kite. Maybe the reason you are not sure is that young birds are largely brown, adults are white grey & black.
 
Philip
 


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