Yellow Billed Kite by danob

Photography • Animals • posted on Oct 16, 2011

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A lovely Autumnal setting for this shot taken yesterday at International Centre for birds of Prey in Newent Gloucestershire , and run by my friend Jemima Parry Jones. A truly remarkable lady who is famous for her work in the field, and conservation work across the world. The Yellow-billed Kite (Milvus aegyptius) is the Afrotropic counterpart of the Black Kite (Milvus migrans), of which it is most often considered a subspecies. However, recent DNA studies suggest that the Yellow-billed Kite differs significantly from Black Kites in the Eurasian clade, and should be considered as a separate, allopatric species. There are two subspecies: M. a. parasitus, found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa (including Madagascar), except for the Congo Basin (with intra-African migrations) and M. a. aegyptius of Egypt, south-west Arabia and the Horn of Africa (which disperses south during the non-breeding season). Mature adults have an all yellow Bill this juvenile bird still has the black tip, and looking more like the black kite..

Comments (28)

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mininessie

6:39AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

great shot!

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sharky_

6:53AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

Superb Job... Aloha

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RodolfoCiminelli

7:20AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

Absolutely fantastic....!!!

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dreampaint

7:35AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

excellent shot as always.

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Bossie_Boots

7:56AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

Wow impressive superb capture !!

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knupps

8:49AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

Looks amazing.

BorisB

8:56AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

A gorgeous composition, the pose is great!!

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jocko500

9:10AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

cool shot

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fallen21

9:20AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

Awesome capture!

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magnus073

9:31AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

This is truly a fantastic looking capture Danny, you are so good at these

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Dreamingbee

9:51AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

amazing shot !

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Feliciti

10:07AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

fantastic bird and capture in flight !! like the details of wings !!

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Meisiekind

10:55AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

Kites are such sexy birds by lack of a better word. I find them self-assured and brave and ready to tackle the world. Wonderful in-flight image of this beauty Danny!

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MrsRatbag

11:13AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

Stunning capture of this beauty; love the wingspread and details!

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romanceworks

11:18AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

It must be thrilling to see these birds so close and in flight. Such a great shot. CC

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rainbows

11:28AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

A beautiful inflight capture, dear Danny. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx

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carlx

11:34AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

Superb capture, Danny!!!

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nikolais

11:47AM | Sun, 16 October 2011

perfect catch, Dan!

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kgb224

4:07PM | Sun, 16 October 2011

Super sharp capture with a wonderful bokeh back ground my friend. God Bless.

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mariogiannecchini

5:19PM | Sun, 16 October 2011

Eexcellent shot as always!

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DennisReed

7:19PM | Sun, 16 October 2011

Stunning Photography!

angora

2:19AM | Mon, 17 October 2011

'just' awesome!!! :-D

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Hendesse

8:47AM | Mon, 17 October 2011

Another perfect capture. Superb!!

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iaacf

12:09PM | Mon, 17 October 2011

Oh, I would love to see the International Centre for birds of Prey for myself. I always love your photos of birds of prey and this is definitely a ´beauty ful ´shot too.

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