Guy Edwardes / Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) preening feathers, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa February

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus) juvenile perched in tree. Oman, December.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus) juvenile perched in tree. Oman, December.

Loic Poidevin / Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) in flight, Masai Mara, Kenya. March.

Andres M. Dominguez / Black shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched on branch, yawning, Donana Natural Park, southern Spain, December.

Chris Gomersall / Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) adult pair engaged in food pass. Male (above) delivering vole to female. Hula Valley, Israel. January

Francisco Marquez / Black shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) feeding, Extremadura, Spain, May.

Francisco Marquez / Black shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) preening on a branch, Extremadura, Spain, May.

Francisco Marquez / Black shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) preening on a branch, Extremadura, Spain, May.

Francisco Marquez / Two Black shouldered kites (Elanus caeruleus) feeding on a dead rodent, Extremadura, Spain, May.

Francisco Marquez / Black shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched on a branch, Extremadura, Spain, May.

Francisco Marquez / Black shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) eating a small rodent, Extremadura, Spain, May.

Francisco Marquez / Pair of Black shouldered kites (Elanus caeruleus) mating, Extremadura, Spain, May.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Black winged kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched in tree, Oman, April

Richard Du Toit / Black shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) flying, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa, October.

Andres M. Dominguez / Black shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched on twisted branch, Prado del Rey, southern Spain, April.

Neil Aldridge / Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) hunting over grassland, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched in Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Richard Du Toit / Blackshouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) hovering, Gauteng Province, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa.

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) on ground, Kruger National Park, South Africa, July.

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) on ground, Kruger National Park, South Africa, July.

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) on ground, Kruger National Park, South Africa, July.

Charlie Summers / Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) in Acacia Tree, Serengeti, Tanzania.

Andy Trowbridge / Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) in flight, hunting. Bandhavgarh National Park, India. March.

Denis-Huot / Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya,

Denis-Huot / Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

David Tipling / Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus notatus) Queensland Australia

David Tipling / Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus notatus) Queensland, Australia

Ann & Steve Toon / Black shouldered kites (Elanus caeruleus) two juveniles in tree, Ithala game reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, June

Charlie Summers / Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched in a bush. Serengeti, Tanzania

Ann & Steve Toon / Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) hovering, Intaka Island, Cape Town, South Africa, February

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) seen through foliage. Kanha, India, April.

Anup Shah / Black shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Anup Shah / Black shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Charlie Summers / Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) portrait, perched in shrub, Kgalagadi TB Park of South Africa

Charlie Summers / Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) taking off, Kgalagadi TB Park, South Africa

Charlie Summers / Immature Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched on branch, Kgalagadi TB Park of South Africa

Guy Edwardes / Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) portrait, perched on branch, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa, February

Anup Shah / Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched on the branch of a dead tree, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Bernard Castelein / Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched in tree feeding on prey of Indian desert gerbil (Meriones hurrianae), Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched in tree feeding on tail of prey of Indian desert gerbil (Meriones hurrianae), Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) portrait, Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched on barbed wire, Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched on wire, Rajasthan, India

Mike Wilkes / Black Shouldered Kite (Celanus caeruleus) perched, Masai Mara, East Africa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ann & Steve Toon / Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched on banch feeding on small rodent prey, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.