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Black Shouldered Kite
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Black Shouldered Kite

by Neal Cooper

Gallery: AvianPosted April 2, 2012172 views14 comments
A Kalahari Black Shouldered Kite. I like the good light we had this particular afternoon and the Kite was quite obliging.

1/1600
F/6.3
ISO 250
Canon 1D MK IV
Canon 500mm f/4.0

Comments

14 comments
Comment posted by William Bickle on April 2, 2012 at 4:28 PM
Hello Neal

Great capture with Impressive Wing Spread. Enjoy the Talons spread open, preparing to light. & those Great Talon reflections, So cool!.

TFS

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments
Comment posted by Max Waugh on April 2, 2012 at 5:03 PM
The colors are great and the pose is fantastic of course. Great timing on this one.

Max
Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 2, 2012 at 5:05 PM
Lovely light and perfect exposure, Neal. Great landing pose as well.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 2, 2012 at 8:38 PM
Excellent timing, Neal. This is awesome. Great wingspread with great light and detail. Sweet image.
Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 2, 2012 at 10:55 PM
Super timing and a great pose. Love the red eye in this species.
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 2, 2012 at 11:39 PM
Nice light and exposure on this Kite Neal/ Love the wingspread and extended talons as well.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 3, 2012 at 12:58 AM
Great pose with the wingspread and extended talons for landing. A nice look at the beautiful red eyes too.
Feels a little tight all around, to me.
Fine image!

Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on April 3, 2012 at 6:11 AM
I agree that it's a bit tight, but the pose if wonderful, and so is the light and the catchlight. If this were mine, I'd probably shorten that one little branch a bit (the one that is almost touching the left wing).
Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 3, 2012 at 10:18 AM
Neal, you have beautiful light and sharpness here, and a great position of the bird.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 3, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Wonderful timing to get this, the larger image has nice detail in the whites and I like the shadows from the claws, way to go.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 3, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Awesome landing capture Neal :cool: Great feather detail, I really like the view of those talons. Sweet Photo!!!

Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 3, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Excellent timing, Neal. Nicely done.
Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Westerbeck on April 4, 2012 at 1:14 PM
The light is spot on. Love the red eyes. Beautiful animal!!
Registered on March 21, 2012, 32 Posts, 111 Comments
Comment posted by Geoff Powell on April 5, 2012 at 7:38 AM
Great light. Excellent shot. Well done.
Registered on March 20, 2012, 21 Posts, 170 Comments