home

Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Pictures - John Foss

The Black-winged or Black-shouldered Kite, hovering over open grassland or perched on poles or other manmade structures, is still a relatively common site in the Algarve, or in the rolling countryside around Mertola which is just over the border in Alentejo. The stunning photographs below were taken near Cabanas.

Black-winged Kite

 

Black-shouldered Kite

 

Black-winged Kite at rest

Back to birds...


Wildflowers in the Algarve, an introductory guide, by Sue Parker

Sue Parker's latest ebook is a revised and enlarged second edition of the acclaimed Wildflowers in the Algarve - an introductory guide. Full details here...

Buy it for just £3.95 on Amazon...

Sue Parker's 5-star acclaimed field guide to the Wild Orchids of the Algarve is now available as an ebook. Full details here...

Buy it for just £5.95 on Amazon...

© 1995 - 2024 First Nature: a not-for-profit volunteer-run resource

Please help to keep this free resource online...

Terms of use - Privacy policy - Disable cookies - Links policy