{"id":2882,"date":"2016-12-10T18:35:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T10:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/?page_id=2882"},"modified":"2017-04-04T22:28:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T14:28:38","slug":"black-shouldered-kite","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/?page_id=2882","title":{"rendered":"Black-shouldered Kite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2892\" src=\"http:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Black-Shouldered-Kite-871x1024.jpg\" alt=\"black-shouldered-kite\" width=\"871\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Black-Shouldered-Kite-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Black-Shouldered-Kite-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Black-Shouldered-Kite-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Black-Shouldered-Kite.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Black-shouldered Kite<\/h4>\n<h6><em>Elanus axillaris<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>Length 35-38 cm<\/p>\n<p>Commonly seen when the lake is dry. Look for them hovering whilst hunting for mice, and resting on the taller tree stumps between forays. Their preferred food is small mammals but they will also take large insects. This beautiful raptor is closely related to very similar species which are widespread globally.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding-right: 15px;\">[soundy button]<\/div>\n<p>Click on the play icon to hear the Duck&#8217;s call<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2882 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/?attachment_id=2891'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered-juvenile_5939c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered-juvenile_5939c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered-juvenile_5939c-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered-juvenile_5939c-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered-juvenile_5939c-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/?attachment_id=2890'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered-juvenile_5903ct-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered-juvenile_5903ct-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered-juvenile_5903ct-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered-juvenile_5903ct-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered-juvenile_5903ct-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/?attachment_id=2889'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered_5870c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/?attachment_id=2888'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered_1375c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered_1375c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered_1375c-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered_1375c-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered_1375c-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/?attachment_id=2887'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered_1318c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/?attachment_id=2886'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kite-Black-shouldered_0002ct-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Drawings kindly provided by Pam and photography by David Free and other artists where noted. The audio clips provided by David Secomb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris Length 35-38 cm Commonly seen when the lake is dry. Look for them hovering whilst hunting for mice, and resting on the taller tree stumps between forays. Their preferred food is small mammals but they will also take large insects. 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