{"id":54515,"date":"2014-01-20T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?guid=e47c6c0366a675e537fa407ecd187833"},"modified":"2021-12-14T09:25:50","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T08:25:50","slug":"kite-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/kite-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Kite Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most common raptors to be sighted all over Southern Africa is the Black-shouldered Kite. They are often seen sitting on telephone poles and fence lines in the countryside, or hovering over grasslands as they scan for prey. I have seen them very close to urban areas on a number of occasions too.<\/p>\n

This photo was taken in the Kalahari desert, though. I was sitting patiently, watching this perched kite through my viewfinder, and waiting for the moment when it would alight from its perch and fly off. I was happy that the bird decided to do so before I disintegrated in the searing heat, and that it flew in my direction. By using a fast shutter speed, I was able to freeze the moment nicely and capture a couple of tack sharp frames of the take-off.<\/p>\n

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Techs: Nikon D3sNikkor 500mm f4 VR-II1.4x teleconverterf5.6 | 1\/2500 SS | ISO-560Exposure Bias: +0.3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I hope you all have a wonderfully festive New Year’s celebration! Be safe, and remember to clock in here shortly after New Year’s Day as I will be revealing my “Best of 2013” blog post (which has become somewhat of a tradition on my blog) – you can view last year’s selection HERE.<\/p>\n

Morkel Erasmus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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