Whistling Kites chasing Silver Gull

["Greg & Val Clancy" <>]

Stephen Debus' comments:

The large kites can and do occasionally chase and catch birds, so I
think this event was probably attempted predation, even if it rarely
succeeds, or perhaps the kites thought they could rob the gull of
food.  The event probably also attracted a gathering of kites because
of the prospect of thieving the food from the potential victor, as
kites are notorious for robbing each other.  There are records of
Whistling Kites chasing and sometimes catching seabirds (e.g. Fairy
Prion, Crested Tern).

Cheers,

Steve

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