#elanus

[herpsandbirds]

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus), family Accipitridae, endemic to Australia

photograph by Nik Borrow

[birdblues]

Black-winged Kite

[hello-birdies]

Elanus axillaris by Leo

[dendroica]

Black-winged Kites in Spain

Photograph: Alamy

(via Week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian)

[birdblues]

Black-winged Kite

[hello-birdies]

Elanus caeruleus by Joaquim Antunes.

[raw-wild]

This series of photos captures a moment between a father White-tailed Kite and its fledgling. The father is in mid-flight, wings gracefully outstretched, offering prey to its young. The fledgling, is intensely focused, its sharp eyes locked on the prize. Its legs are fully extended, talons ready to grab the meal. The determination in the fledgling is palpable, yet just as it’s about to succeed, the father subtly pulls away, keeping the prey just out of reach. You can see the frustration in the fledgling’s posture, its wings slightly tilted, and beak open in what appears to be a vocalization of its efforts. He persisted and was able to finally grab the vole and took his prize in tow to a nearby tree and had its meal.

White-tailed Kite | Laura Asbell Stansfield

[bergausgold-blog]

Elanus by Ursula Potznanski

I don’t know how she does it, but every time I start reading a book wirtten by her I can’t put it down untill I’ve read it cover to cover. Which is wierd, because her books are not... spectacular. They’re good, a nice read, uncomplicatedly written (this sounds kinda strange), with good plot twists.

Basically they’re very entertaining.

Maybe that’s why?

This is the 7th book I read written by her. It’s about a 17 year old teen, called Jona, who got a stipend at an elite university, who has the unhealthy habit to stalk his fellow people with a selfbuilt drone. Not her best work (that’s Erebos, fight me) but very nice. I have no idea about technology of this calibre so I have no clue how accurate it is.

Right now it’s like this: every time I see a new book written by her I just have to buy it, even if it’s a young adult novel.