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wanderings and wonderings
of bird photography (mostly) in Australia
by Ian Smissen
Sunday, 12 February 2012
Black-shouldered Kites Sunset
I was driving home from a meeting in Geelong when I spotted this pair of Black-shouldered Kites along the Barwon Heads Road. I realised I was not going to be able to get close enough for a great shot but the light (close to sunset) was too good to miss and you don't see these beautiful birds in pairs very often so I pulled over just where there was enough tree cover to not alert the birds.
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