Doñana - Black-winged Kite
November 25 2011
Dear reader!
Four terrific and exciting days in the northern part of Doñana are behind us! What a bird paradise! - Even before we checked in the hotel we discovered on a …
… channel this wonderful Black-winged Kite:
We went there every day to visit it, because obviously …
… this bald wood was …
… his favorite place to …
… take a rest during daytime:
Already in the morning at having breakfast we were full of anticipation to meet our beautiful friend soon! 
And really: he was always there und let us admire him and make photos. Only once in a while he flew off to come back very soon.
At one of these flights he met his furious neighbor, Mr. Kestrel!
And while Booted Eagle and Buzzard make away when a Kestrel is attacking, our Black-winged Kite was tremendously courageous, because he defended his territory emphatically:
Finally they seemed to have agreed. Mr. Kestrel made his flights during daytime to catch mouses, while Mr. Black-winged Kite committed himself only to go for hunt in the late afternoon:
And Mr. Black-winged Kite came back to its favorite place and …
… let our hearts jump with joy by …
… watching this skilled landing:
During the numerous hours we were spending to watch this Black-winged Kite we also were able to hear for the first time its thin and high voice and were just fascinated that this Black-winged Kite presented us with so many sights of its life. Farewell to him was hard and we imagined that he also shed a few ruby-red tears. 
Best regards
Birgit Kremer