Milvus migrans

11 Black Kite at Rendezvous Creek, ACT

Milvus migrans at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 10 Feb 2019 12:57 PM
Milvus migrans at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 10 Feb 2019 12:57 PM
Milvus migrans at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 10 Feb 2019 12:57 PM
Milvus migrans at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 10 Feb 2019 12:57 PM
Milvus migrans at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 10 Feb 2019 12:57 PM
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Identification history

Milvus migrans 22 Mar 2019 natureguy
Milvus migrans 21 Mar 2019 dannymccreadie

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The Kite was picking up pieces of rubble from the old tracking station and flying circuits with them. It landed and picked up small rocks before chasing grasshoppers along the ground.

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natureguy wrote:
   22 Mar 2019
Interesting sighting, thanks for the extra information.

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  • Milvus migrans Scientific name
  • Black Kite Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 639.9m Recorded at altitude
  • 104 images trained Machine learning
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