Just thought i would repost these here so we don't fill up this weeks challenge.
Bird 1
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Bird 2 (same bird)
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Bird 3
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Ok i am not sure what bird 1 and 2 are but i don't think they are a Whistling Kite.
Bird 3 i think is a Black Kite, i have gone through many pics on line and a lot of pics show that even though they have a forked tail when it is spread out it doesn't look forked?
I still think 3 is a Black Kite, 1&2 Whistling Kites.
M-L
The colour looks wrong for a Whistling Kite?
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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M-L
Bird 1 looks good for a Whistling Kite, it could be the same bird as in your new pic
Peter
First one I'm also going with whistling kite. I took a picture of a pair last week and they both were noticably different in colouring, I guess age could have played a part there... The third picture is definitley black kite as it has the dark behind the eye and colouring/pattern match, Morcombe's feild guide mentiones when the tail is open it can appear as a square tipped triangle and I have noted that myself when looking back at a picture I took of a large group.
Thanks guys, i guess i was just hoping for another one to tick of my list
Peter it is funny you said that it might be the same bird, i went back to my files and discovered that the bird 1 shot and the new one i posted were taken one second apart so yep same bird
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Canberra
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Bird 1 is a Whistling Kite... cassie would be right that plumage gets darker with age. But it looks like it is just bad lighting in photo 1. Bird 2 looks like WK but I am questioning the wingtips and tail length proportions... makes it seem like a Brahminy juv. but I could be wrong.
Bird 3 is definitely a Black Kite. The tail of a BK can vary from obviously forked to lightly forked. If you're thinking it may have been ST Kite, you would know it when you see it... They're not hard to ID.
Brandon (aka ihewman)
Peter
Up to 120, Not setting a bar yet but aiming to get 200 before the end of the year (fingers crossed)
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M-L