white-tailed kite

white-tailed kite / Elanus leucurus
Berkeley, CA

There’s something other-worldly about these birds … an ethereal white body like an angel combined with coal-rimmed eyes of deep shining red, they float and dance in the air like a flower petal caught in the wind moving from one invisible island to the next. To get so close to one perched was exciting.

January 2, 2013 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Berkeley, bird of prey, ca, california, East Shore State Park, Elanus leucurus, hawk, raptor, united states, white-tailed kite | Leave a comment