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Black-shouldered Kite

Black-shouldered Kite (Image ID 40234)
Photographed byNathan Watson on Sat 11th Apr, 2020 and uploaded on Sun 26th Apr, 2020 .
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ID40234
CommentA Black-shouldered Kite, locked onto some potential prey, drops from the sky towards its unsuspecting target. This was the 21st frame in a series of 31 images I took during its dive and I chose this one because the top of the background hill came into frame and anchored the image.
EquipmentCanon EOS 1DX MKII, Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Sports, standing, handheld, manual exposure, F/6.3, 1/200, ISO 1600 and post-processed using DPP4, PSE, Neat Image plug-in and Photoshop.
LocationLake Seppings, Albany, Western Australia
Keywordsin flight, adult, behaviour/display
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