Yes he can hover and he dives almost as fast as the Peregrine falcon.
This is the famous Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) that falls in the Hawk family.
We were at a farm dam and I was laying flat on my stomach and using my elbows as tripods to get this guy. It was a real challenge and at some stage I froze, as he was looking directly at me.
These were the times when we still lived up north in the country and I must have at least 500 or more photos of the kites seated and flying in the wild. Also some gruesome shots of them tearing their prey apart.
But this is about an artist print on canvas and a painting.
Oh yes, he saw me and their eyesight is many times stronger than human sight. I have always wondered how they could spot a field mouse when they are miles up in the sky. Apparently their eyes are also equipped with sonar properties. Imagine if we were to have sight like this bird?
You will be able to see your angry approaching wife from a mile away and have ample time to hide away :)
So what is it to be?
Which of these two photos would you select, one for a 1 meter canvas print and the other for a painting?
Please let me know in the comments below.
And That's All Friends.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.
