Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Black-winged Kite Birds of Mount Abu JANUARY 2019 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

19 January 2019.


19 January 2019.

Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite.
The bird with the white head and black mask,
Flies like a Harrier and hovers like a kestrel.
Is the Raptor that is feared by the mice in the field.
With Falcon like wings, it swoops like a Shikra and
catches its prey on the ground. 

Black-winged Kite over the years 
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The black-winged kite also known as the black-shouldered kite is a small diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae best known for its habit of hovering over open grasslands in the manner of the much smaller kestrels. To Glean more click:Here



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