Brahminy kite - Haliastur indus - stranded on the ground, Mandaitheevu, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Photos taken 45 minutes apart

Brahminy Kite - Haliastur indus, Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka.

This bird is very often seen circling the clear sky in pairs wheeling in the high thermals. They make a high piercing cry of 'whee whee whee' heard all over the countryside. They swoop down on birds' nests to grab the youg chicks. Crows usually attack them in groups and drive them away protecting their young.

Brahminy Kite -Haliastur indus, Pungudutheevu, Sri Lanka.

With plenty of fish in the shallow waters around, these Brahminy Kites sit on the electric transmission lines with their feathers ruffled by the strong breeze. I got quite close to this bird before it flew away.

'Brahminy Kite', Haliastur indus, Batticaloa

A Brahminy Kite at Amirthakaly, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

Video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKOxjt2vsgY

Brahminy Kite and an elephant, Yala, Sri Lanka.

Scene inside the Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

Brahminy Kite - Haliaster indus

Brahminy Kite - Haliaster indus