Australia
Black-shouldered Kite (elanus axillaris). I have spent many rewarding and challenging / hours in the great outdoors finding and / photographing some of Australia’s wonderful wildlife. / Here I present a piece featuring a beautiful bird / of prey: the Black-shouldered Kite. I find it a striking bird with its snowy white / feathers and intense amber/orange eyes. / On a couple of occasions I have been able / to get close views of them in the wild. I / hope you enjoy this montage. You may also want to look at my other works / featuring Australian wildlife.I will be donating a portion / of any sales to wildlife conservation or welfare. Read about my wildlife photography here Thankyou for visiting!
100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of this item, will be donated to Bush Heritage Australia This Black Kite was flying low over the red sand dunes of Roebuck Bay, Broome Western Australia
The intense stare of a Whistling Kite as it stands defiant over its dinner.
Stellenbosch – just outside Cape Town South Africa 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.
Who wouldn’t want a stealth bomber as a kite? Make of it what you will. / . / Detail: / . / / . / . Another Detail: / . .
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!!!
100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of this item, will be donated to Bush Heritage Australia This Black Kite was flying low over the red sand dunes of Roebuck Bay, Broome Western Australia
oil on canvas
Pistachio Icecream / Friends Series / by Karin Taylor / / an illustration in pencil and black ink / digitally coloured
My fav, Tullulah….drawn by hand and scanned. / hmmmm that’s it really.
Strands of hair may flee… / Stranded on earth I remain…
Winner of “Snap T” challenge of the “Public art” group
View Larger another painting in the red tree series… Diptych 45cm squares x 2 (total 90cm x 45cm) / (can work nicely as two separate pieces too…) / Original for sale $200 (for both) Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas November 2008 Please have a look at my friends writing: here goes
Part one of the diptych / here / Just for a closer view… Goes with her place #1 Acrylic and mixed media on canvas / November 2008
Two Back Kites fight for the privilage of a free feed at the Alice Springs Desert Park. Desert Park, Alice Springs / Northern Territory / Australia site www.thedirtygardener.org . Canon 5D MKII / Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM + 2.0x Extender / 1/800 sec at f/11 / ISO 800 / Exposure Bias -1/3 EV / Auto Exposure Bracketing 0 EV / Exposure Program – Aperture Priority / Metering Mode – Spot / Dimensions – 1549×2323
The Whistling Kite, an Australian native eagle, that can also be found in New Caledonia and New Guinea. Called the “whistling kite” because of the loud whistling call it makes, often while in flight. This one photographed on the edge of Lake Cooribah, Noosa Northshore, Queensland. They feed mostly on live small mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans, insects and sometimes dead animals or carrion. Like most eagles, they are the masters of the sky in soaring effortlessly and diving for the kill. This shot was just before a dive, he was applying the brakes as he spotted a meal. Canon 50D, 400mm. Available Large, and best viewed large!
FEATURED IN THE GROUP: Canon vs Nikon / FEATURED IN THE GROUP: Alphabet Soup / FEATURED IN THE GROUP: Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects / TOP 10 IN A CHALLENGE IN THE GROUP:Alphabet Soup I would like to thank BigD and ienemien for helping me to find the correct info on this Butterfly / Paper Kite or the Rice Paper butterfly (Idea leuconoe) is known especially for its presence in butterfly greenhouses and live butterfly expositions. The Paper Kite is of Southeast Asian origin. / Camera: Canon 400D / Lens: Canon Macro 100mm /
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2009 featured in / Your Magic Place on 09/09
FEATURED OCT 2009 THE WORLD AS WE SEE IT, OR AS WE MISSED IT Quiet nights of quiet stars, quiet chords from my guitar / Floating in the silence that surrounds us / Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams, quiet walks by quiet streams, and a window / looking on the mountains and the sea. / How lovely! this is where i want to be. / Here, with you so close to me, untill the final flicker of lifes ember. / I who was lost and lonely, believing life was only / A bitter tragic joke, have found with you / The meaning of existence oh, my love. Antonio Carlos Jobim’s wonderful classic: Corcovado / / Pictured is the sunset over Altona Beach on Hobsons Bay last night. The sun, the gulls and the kite-surfers were at it again, showing me where to point the camera Which do you prefer- the full shot, or the cropped version here: / Nikon D70s / Sigma 18-200mm lens / f/4 / 1/1600sec / Focal length 18mm / Max aperture 3.6 / Editted in Picasa, to enhance contrast a little. / No crop in selected shot, though I wondered whether to go with the crop which I have included above.
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