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Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) juvenile hovering overhead

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) juvenile hovering overhead

I had been trying to photograph front on BSKs hovering for about six months and had chased this one around an open paddock near Alice Springs Airport for a good...
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I had been trying to photograph front on BSKs hovering for about six months and had chased this one around an open paddock near Alice Springs Airport for a good while. Had given up and gone back to my car when it came hovering in and overhead. It showed me how to position for front on hovering :-)
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/10 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 600/1

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Apr, 2017

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