I managed five rotten shots of this large bird of prey being driven off by a couple of Australian Ravens. However, I'll post them on the off chance there may be some identifying features. I thought at first it might be a Square-tailed Kite, but the tail looks a bit too rounded and it appeared to be a bit bigger than the STK.
Same shot, cropped
Clutching at straws
...
........
Last one. Looking at the first pic, it's legs seemed longer than I've noticed on a Kite
I'd go for Swamp Harrier Circus approximans:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Circus_approximans-Sideways-Glance.jpg
http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/picpages/pic30-77-2.html
Resin
Thanks Resin.
Whatever they are, they are beautiful!
Yes, they are.
This message was edited Jul 1, 2009 11:31 PM
