Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Flight angle on Spangled Drongo

Angled for flight shots in Tyto this week. 


Almost got one Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus) right.


Black Kite (Milvus migrans) easier to track, though few to be seen up close because sugar cane harvest now drawing them away.   
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3 comments:

Russell Jenkins said...

That's a great flight shot of the drongo. Nice one.

Mark Young said...

The Drongo looks great! I forget that you guys up north see them all year, whilst we have to wait for summer.

Tyto Tony said...

Cheers, Russell.

Even up this way chilly autumn/winter reducing numbers.

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