Sunday Shot: Black Kite in-flight

Black Kite in-flight

We know it as a bird of prey, it is also called Black Kite, and it is a fairly common bird. It can be often seen in dozens, circling over the cities, garbage dumps, water bodies. In fact garbage dumps are the best places to locate them if you can stand the stench. You can find it competing with the Brahminy Kites and crows for the food. It adroitly drifts in the air with amazing display of deep knowledge it has of aerodynamics before it rests on top of a tree. It is best known for its sharp eye sight that lets it spot the food from great heights.

This image was captured near the Mandovi river at Panjim, Goa. Performing a perfect balancing act with its feathers it was drifting down for a closer look at something it just spotted.