ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Elanus scriptus  

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)
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© Vik Dunis 2011
Monkira Station, QLD (Aug, 2011)

Significant numbers of these pellets lay on the ground beneath trees which hosted Letter-winged Kites' nest.

Along a nearby gully was a warren of Long-haired Rat burrows and near several of the entrances was furry evidence of rats having suffered traumatic experiences.

I didn't analyse the contents of these pellets but I'm guessing a good portion of it used to be rat.

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged Kite

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Juvenile Letter-winged Kite

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged Kite

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged Kite

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged Kite

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Rat pellets?

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged Kite Nest

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged Kite

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged Kite

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged Kite

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged Kite

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged Kite

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged Kite

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged Kite

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged Kite