This raptor is rarely seen as it spends much of its time perched in the canopy of tall trees. I was lucky to find this one just after it had captured something, late one afternoon. Location: Cedara Farm, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
A pair of White-tailed (or Black-shouldered) Kites. This species ranges from Oregon to Chile and Argentina. In Latin America it goes by names such as Elanio Bailarin. Photo from California.