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22-AUG-2005

Birds of Arastradero Preserve

Went back to Arastradero Preserve to checkout the Kites flying over the hills.

I think these are two different birds. The main, big bird is a Northern Harrier and the
inset birds are Kestrels. But, I could be wrong.

Really fun watching the Kestrels hover over the ground, their heads concentrating on the
ground below for any movement.

Wish I could get closer, but they kept flying to the far side of the hills.

Heard a lot of mice rustling under the brown grasses which these birds were hunting.


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Diane Wu07-Sep-2005 20:28
Cool!.......Excellent capture¡ã
Chris Sofopoulos05-Sep-2005 06:11
Great presentation and perfect captures! Bravo Bryan!!
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b-w studio26-Aug-2005 15:16
very difficult captures! nice job.
Karen Leaf25-Aug-2005 03:01
Very nice arrangement. Terrific individually they are even better grouped.
Mindy McNaugher24-Aug-2005 04:14
Beautiful collection of images, and wonderful presentation!
Pepe Zyman24-Aug-2005 01:50
Very nice presentation.
Guest 24-Aug-2005 00:45
Wonderful catches ... so hard to photograph! :)
yosi aptekar23-Aug-2005 17:48
great captures.
Karen Stuebing23-Aug-2005 09:06
Look out below. :) Nice captures of these birds of prey and fanstastic montage.
Jackdad23-Aug-2005 07:58
great shots and presentation bryan.
steve mcsweeny23-Aug-2005 06:50
With Brian here;) Great work! Vote!
stevephoto23-Aug-2005 06:23
Bryan, Good captures.
I believe that all three of these birds are White-tailed Kites (aka Black-shouldered Kites). The two upper shots show a little brown coloring around the neck which is indicative of a juvenile. I love to watch these birds hunting. Here are a couple of my shots, one adult, one juvenile:
http://www.pbase.com/stevephoto/image/44951911
http://www.pbase.com/stevephoto/image/44867258
Rosi Blaurock23-Aug-2005 06:05
Great picture.
Guest 23-Aug-2005 05:57
Nice collection of images here
Gayle P. Clement23-Aug-2005 05:28
Very nice capture and display, Bryan.
Brian McAllister23-Aug-2005 04:58
Great captures Bryan. Nice presentation and info as well. Vote.