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Old 21-07-2009, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Tamtarn View Post
Very nice images Stephen, really like the third image with the light shining through the birds wing feathers.
Thanks Barb and David.

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Originally Posted by ving View Post
hey, nice one!

these look to be sqaretailed kites tho. little eagles have a not so square tail and square tailed kites have the white patch under the wings and the lighter head and the black bar at the end of the tail. alot of people make the same mistaken identity as they can be hard to distingish at times.

the up side, square tailed kites are not a very common bird so this is a good find!
Thanks David. I've re-checked my Field guide (Pizzey), and I think you're right. I'd discounted them due to there relative rarity.

Cheers,
Stephen
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