I will show you a mix of mountain peaks and some kite shots in here.
The Yellow-billed Kite specie name is (Milvus aegyptius).
The yellow-billed kite (Milvus aegyptius) is the Afrotropic counterpart of the black kite (Milvus migrans), of which it is most often considered a subspecies. However, DNA studies suggest that the yellow-billed kite differs significantly from black kites in the Eurasian clade, and should be considered as a separate, allopatric species.
As suggested by its name, the yellow-billed kite is easily recognized by its entirely yellow bill, unlike that of the black kite (which is present in Africa as a visitor during the North Hemisphere winter). However, immature yellow-billed kites resemble the black kites of the corresponding age.
We also expect to see all of the other birds of prey to start appearing soon, as the feeding time of the young will soon be over.
I know this, as I recently had a quick glimpse of a young harrier hawk flying at speed over some trees. Problem for the youngster is that he has to fly at great speed, because this is the pied crows' nesting area.
Now for a look at some mountain peaks below, and it was lovely to see how the clouds encircled the mountain peaks.
I tried to get the shadows of the clouds in this one shot below.
The clouds almost formed a Z letter below, which is the first initial of my name. The tiny black spot that you can see at the right of the photo, was the yellow-billed kite.
In the meantime, the kite was still around, and I waited for it to take a turn again.
Bang! My patience was rewarded, and if you look carefully, then you will see that this photo below is not the same as the first photo in the post.
My dream is now to get a black kite on camera, as they arrive for our summer from the northern hemisphere where it is now winter. So, I will once again keep an eye out and my ears open for stories of a black kite sighting. In the meantime, the mountains will always be here, and the clouds will continue to dance on the mountains.
I also took some morning landscape shots of the advancing clouds that I will show you in another post. Our summer is the peak season for the migrant birds to arrive, and I have managed to get some eagles on camera before, but nothing beats our own African Fish Eagle that you can see in HERE.
So, now we are not blessed by our own abundant birdlife, but it is complemented by the arrival of so many other wild bird migrants.
Such is the bird life here.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith-All-Rights-Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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