ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Haliastur indus  

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
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© Nikki Dunis 2010
Noosa, QLD (Jan, 2010)

The last Brahminy Kite that I tried to take a photo of nearly landed me in hot water with the authorities at the port of Brisbane. Thank goodness while taking this photo I was not being monitored by a few dozen cameras.

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite snatches Ruddy Turnstone

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Juvenile Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kites with Ruddy Turnstone

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Ruddy Turnstone escapes

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kites with Ruddy Turnstone

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

The Ruddy Turnstone appears okay!

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite