![]() Perhaps you will get a chance for some bird spotting yourself outside your balcony, window or wherever you are. We want to share these amazing and sometimes surprising moments and hope you will enjoy our photos as much as we have enjoyed taking them. We hope to update our blog as we experience more bird encounters on our balcony. Remember to check out Journey and In Plain Sight for more about us! Comments are always appreciated! We're 2 newly-minted-teenage sisters who recently got into bird watching, especially since just outside our balcony is a sliver of forest in the middle of urban Singapore! Taking up the hobby has opened our eyes - it's become almost instinct for us to notice the stray Pink-necked Green Pigeon around our city streets and appreciate even the common Javan Mynah. See how big the kite is compared to the trees? Tiny birds like the flowerpecker must be terrified! :OĪ pair of kites, patrolling their territory together. It tucks its yellow feet tightly when it flies :3 Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus), version 1.1. Species names in all available languages Language Common name Bangla. This was the day we took the ultra sharp cover picture □ We actually spotted a pair of kites circling around! One kite came really close to our condominium so we were able to get good shots! Species names in all available languages. Ew! Perhaps the lizard was struggling and it didn’t want to drop it. It occasionally nipped at its poor prey like it was tearing it apart. We realized it had captured something like a lizard! :O When we spotted the Brahminy kite, we noticed it was clutching something in its claws. ![]() It’s easy to spot due to its contrasting chestnut wings, back and rounded tail, and white head and chest.ĭiet: It is primarily a scavenger but also hunts various smaller animals, including fish, frogs, lizards (see 19th November pictures!), rats and food scraps.įun fact: In Malaysia, the island of Langkawi is named after this bird (kawi meaning an ochre-like stone, the colour of this kite’s wings!). They are found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. You can find them on coasts and inland wetlands, but also flying over parks and gardens. Haliastur indus ( Boddaert, P 1783) The brahminy kite, formerly known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. ![]() This was the first bird of prey we spotted! We are continually amazed by its majestic and graceful flight as it circles high in the sky, and even occasionally swooping down to hunt.ĭescription: The Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus), also known as the Red-backed Sea Eagle in Australia, has a distinctive aquiline look to it.
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