Black Shouldered Kite II

Artist: Macky
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Black Shouldered Kite II

Black-shouldered Kite {Elanus axillaris}

A common, grey and white raptor with a black shoulder. The upperparts are bluish grey, with black wing coverts which appear as a distinctive, black shoulder patch. The underparts are white. There is a small black mask around the eye.

Young birds have a reddish-brown wash on the head and breast and the feathers of the upperparts are tipped white. The bill is short with a sharp, hooked tip to the upper mandible.

The bill is black, while the feet and legs, and the cere (skin at the base of the bill) are bright yellow. The eye is dark red in adult black-shouldered kites and brownish-orange in immature birds

.........and reproduced by the extremely talented Barb , Barb so kindly presented me with the originals. Thanks again dear Barb!!!

Black Shouldered Kite II belongs to the following groups:

Birds and Creatures of Flight, Birds Of Prey (3 per day), FAUNA, FLORA, LANDSCAPES AND ARCHITECTURE OF SOUTH AFRICA, Indigenous to East & Southern Africa and The Birds Available for sale as

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JaneRia

This is wonderful – what piercing eyes – he just draws you into the photo
Belinda Cottee

beautiful shot
Michael Humphrys

This is great. Agree with JaneRia. The eyes pierce right through you
velveteagle

Very sharp image.. great job Macky..
Di Edwards

Love those eyes! Mine are nearly that red after a week at work and too many nights out LOL
Jonicool

Amazing detail, love those red eyes!
jesika

How wonderfully impressive.
Super shot
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ApeArt

Beautiful, Macky!
photowes

Great shot macky , nice sharp eyes.
Sharon Perrett

WOW, stunning close up, amazing clarity
Helene Kippert

Wonderful shot
Michelle Boyer

Great capture!
Jacky

wow..such clarity of detail..beautiful capture !!:)
Robert Elliott

stunning !!
Gayle Shaw

Stunning, I adore these birds.
aphoto4you

u must be using very fast lens here…..FANTASTIC SHARP..
Christian Hartung

love the expression on this birds face, the best photo.
PhotoAmbiance

Awesome shot! Love the light!
Andrew Mark

this is probably the most evil looking bird i have ever seen. is it for real?
johnmorgan1019

This is simply fantastic!
Macky replied

Thank you John, much appreciated!!!
Leon Rossouw

Awesome these are one of my favorite raptors. I love the image. Where did you take it?
Macky replied

Thanks very much Leon, took this one in good old Stellenbosch with a ‘N’ camera :-)
Olitto
Macky replied

Thanks very much Olitto, much appreciated!!
David Clarke

Amazing image, Macky!! Congratulations on the feature. Please enter it into the new ‘Birds of Prey” challenge!
Macky replied

Thanks very much David, thanks for the challenge notification!!
Andrea Ida Rausch

Wow, these eyes…......my congrats on the feature!
Macky replied

Thanks so much Andrea!!
Adrian Paul
Macky replied

Thanks very much Adrian, much appreciated!!
Tenee Attoh

Stunning amazing detail , Congratulations on the homepage feature
Macky replied

Thanks so much Tenee!!
A.M. Ruttle

What a fabulous image, and FANTASTIC that you made Home Page!
Macky replied

Much appreciated!!
Rosalie Scanlon

Excellent capture and congrats on your home page feature and other features.
Macky replied

Thank you dear Rosalie!!
CapturedByKylie

Congratulations on the home page feature! August 23rd 2009.
Macky replied

Thanks very much Kylie!!
smallfox

A brilliant, initmate shot!! This is just fantastic!!!
Macky replied

Much appreciated!!
Len Bomba

Stunning capture! Amazing detail and that gaze…those eyes…Superb! Congratulations on being featured on the RB Home Page. This is certainly a deserving image. Len
Macky replied

Thanks very much Len!!
Steve Buffington

Awesome capture. Congrats on the homepage feature.—Steve
Macky replied

Thanks very much Steve!!
PPPhotoArt

wow how stunning, congrats on homepage!!!!
Macky replied

Thanks so much!!
Helen Lewis

Wonderful shot, congratulations on your features! Very well deserved.
Macky replied

Thanks so much Helen!!
Sharon Mau

Such amazing light and clarity, it is a beautiful shot. Congratulations on your homepage feature.
Macky replied

Thanks very much Sharon!!
AnnDixon

This is a fantastic capture, so clear and sharp, well deserved CONGRATS for the home page feature,
Macky replied

Thank you Ann, much appreciated!!
ccwri

Beautiful capture, love those eyes! Congrats on your hp feature!!
Macky replied

Thanks so much!!
Olitto

CONRATULATIONS Macky on the RB Homepage feature!!! Well done!!
Macky replied

Thanks very much Olitto, Mags too, wonderful!!
Macky replied

.....btw, have a look at the paintings that were done of one of my kites, top right, isn’t she amazing?
Sanne Thijs

Congrats on the homepage
Macky replied

Thanks so much Sanne, thanks for letting me know!! :-)
Josie Jackson

Fantastic detail, colour and sharpness, a beautiful capture, well done, and congrats on the features
Macky replied

Thanks so much Josie!!
SandraRos

CONGRATULATIONS !!! Wooow that is terrific my friend so happy for you
Macky replied

A HUGE thank you dear Sandra, did you notice that this kite was so beautifully painted by Barb in the USA, have a look at the top right (bottom), She actually posted me the originals out of gratitude for allowing her to reproduce my photograph, amazing I thought!!
David Clarke

Congratulations, Macky, for both the Top10 placing and the RB Home Page feature!! Great news!!!
Macky replied

Thanks very much David, much appreciated!!
bobbymcleod

on the home page macky….well done man!
Macky replied

Hey Bobby, what a nice surprise, thanks very much!!
kathy s gillen...

Fantastic capture , and congrats
Macky replied

Thanks so much Kathy!!
BarbBarcikKeith

How cool.. you’re on the home page!! Congrats – you deserve it..
Macky replied

Thank you dear Barb!!