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Old 20-05-2016, 08:16 PM
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hunting moon

while waiting for the belt of Venus effect to appear I was lucky enough to see a hawk hunting for its dinner tonight, by moonlight!! alas there was no effect tonight because of the hazard reduction burnoffs around the hunter
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Old 21-05-2016, 11:08 AM
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Looks like a Black Shouldered Kite they often hunt right up till dark getting the small animals as they come out .
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Old 21-05-2016, 11:20 AM
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Nice ones Dave.
Sinatra's "Fly me to the moon" comes to mind....


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Old 23-05-2016, 01:30 AM
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mmmmm.....the hunter has been hazy, and that is a black shouldered kite, will be good when things clear up a bit and you can get that shot
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Old 23-05-2016, 05:48 PM
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thanks for the critter update - i had no idea - its a bird
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Old 23-05-2016, 10:30 PM
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Nice Catches there David - having some burn-offs around SE Qld at the moment also
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