Kerstin Hinze / Black-eared Kite (Milvus migrans lineatus) flying, Lake Furen, Nemuro Region, Hokkaido, Japan

Kerstin Hinze / Black-eared Kite ( Milvus migrans lineatus) flock perched in tree, Lake Furen, Nemuro Region, Hokkaido, Japan

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Black shouldered kite {Elanus caeruleus} hovering, in flight, Tamil Nadu, India

Ingo Arndt / Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Ingo Arndt / Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Dietmar Nill / Black Kite (Milvus migrans) in flight, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Black Kite (Milvus migrans) adult flying close to water, catching fish, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Black Kite (Milvus migrans) adult in flight with fish in claws, Germany

Bernard Castelein / Black Kite {Milvus migrans} flying over steps, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Roger Powell / Black Kite (Milvus migrans) in flight, Extremadura, Spain

Roger Powell / Black Kite (Milvus migrans) in flight, Extremadura, Spain

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Black kite (Milvus migrans) in flight, Kawkaban, Yemen

Bernard Castelein / Black Kite (Milvus migrans) flying, Assam, India

Kerstin Hinze / Black Kite (Milvus migrans) flying from water with a freshly caught fish, Schmaler Luzin, Naturpark Feldberger Seenlandschaft, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Bernard Castelein / Three Black kites (Milvus migrans) perching in tree, Guwahati, Asam, NE India

Bernard Castelein / Black kite (Milvus migrans) perching in tree, Guwahati, Assam, NE India

Tony Heald / Immature Black shouldered kite {Elanus caeruleus} Etosha national park, Namibia.

Dave Watts / Black-breasted Buzzard {Hamirostra melanosternon} about to break open Emu eggs {Dromaius novahollandiae} with stone, Central Australia.

DAVID TIPLING / Black shouldered kite {Elanus caeruleus} perching on branch, Kenya

Mike Wilkes / Black Shouldered Kite {Celanus caeruleus} perching on branch,Masai Mara, Kenya.

Colin Seddon / Black Kite {Milvus migrans} head portrait, captive, UK.

Tony Heald / Black shouldered kite {Elanus caeruleus} perching on branch, eating prey. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Black kite {Milvus migrans} perched, sunning, Moremi WR, Botswana

Mike Wilkes / Black kite {Milvus migrans} Tanzania.

Martin van Lokven / Black Kite (Milvus migrans) adult portrait, Europe

Dave Watts / Black kite flying {Milvus migrans} Australia

Elio Della Ferrera / Black kite {Milvus migrans} on Giant lobelia {Lobelia rhynchopetalum} Simien NP

Jose B. Ruiz / Black shouldered kite {Elanus caeruleus} Tanzania

Jose B. Ruiz / Black shouldered kite {Elanus caeruleus} perched, Tanzania

Flip de Nooyer / Black Kite (Milvus migrans) adult flying overhead, Europe

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Black kite flying {Milvus migrans aegypttius} Oman

David Pike / Black kite {Milvus migrans} perched, Gondar, Ethiopia

John Downer / Black kite (Milvus migrans) flying over Bombay, India

John Downer / Black kite soaring {Milvus migrans} Bombay, India

Richard Du Toit / Black shouldered kite hovering in flight {Celanus caeruleus} Moremi WR, Botswana

David Pike / Black kite in flight {Milvus migrans} Akan, Japan

Bernard Castelein / Six Black kites perched in tree {Milvus migrans} Assam, India

Dave Watts / Black breasted buzzard kite feeds on Emu egg it has broken with stone. Australia {Hamirostra melanosternon}

Dave Watts / Black breasted buzzard kite carrying stone to break Emu eggs {Hamirostra melanosternon} Australia

DAVID TIPLING / Black kite flying, France, Europe.

Miles Barton / Black breasted buzzard using stone to break emu egg open. Australia. Captive

Neil Lucas / Black Kite in flight, Townsville, Australia

Mike Wilkes / Black kite (Milvus migrans) in flight, The Gambia, December

Mike Wilkes / Two Black kites (Milvus migrans) on ground, The Gambia, December

Mike Wilkes / Black kite (Milvus migrans) in flight, The Gambia, December

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) group and Black Kite (Milvus migrans) in tree, Queensland, Australia

Ingo Arndt / Black Kite (Milvus migrans) flying, Northern Territory, Australia

Nature Production / Black / Black-eared Kite {Milvus migrans / lineatus) flying, Tsushima, Nagasaki, Japan, September

David Pike / Black kite flying {Milvus migrans} Akan Japan

David Pike / Black kite flying {Milvus migrans} Akan Japan