Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Raptor capture rapture

Don't get many Wedge-tailed Eagles (Aquila audax) touching down in Tyto. Bird today mostly ignored three birders, who tallied seven raptors (Black, Whistling, Brahminy Kites; Brown Goshawk, Swamp Harrier, Australian Hobby) between them in less than an hour - best tally of the year by far.  


Sights included Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) - perhaps even this one, overhead earlier in week - trying to bully a Brahminy out meaty morsel: a sight to (s)kite about.    
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2 comments:

Gerard said...

Good to see that the bird numbers are rising at Tyto.
By the way birdingoz is now feathersandphotos.com.au

June 17, 2011 at 2:09 PM
Tyto Tony said...

Thanks Gerard. Nobody else ever got around to telling me of new site.

June 18, 2011 at 4:48 PM

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