Black-winged-Kite-(Elanus-caeruleus)-20090228, originally uploaded by Paradise in Portugal.

I’m blown over by this picture. Lovely to get a decent photo of this rare species at last!

Black-winged-Kite-5-20090228, originally uploaded by Paradise in Portugal.

One of the beauties of living here is that wherever one is or whatever one’s doing there’s bound to be something nearby that lifts one’s spirits …. this morning it was this Black winged Kite above which was hunting just beside the petrol station in Santa Clara when i was filling up ….