Kite on a wire

After three days of wild weather which had torrential rain and gale force winds, today saw an easing and we were able to get outside, as did the wildlife that had been sheltering where ever possible. Although still a bit overcast and blustery all were making the best of the change. In the front paddock a Black Shouldered Kite found perching on the power line was a good alternative to hovering in the wind.

Kite out on a limb

We have one large Eucalyptus tree in the front paddock and it is a favourite perch for birds of prey to cast their eyes across the terrain for their next meal. Today there was a Black Shouldered Kite surveying the scene; most of my sightings of Black Shouldered Kites are on the wing, often hovering in the same manner as Kestrels, searching for a rodent or insects.