Kites at sunset

Not much time tonight, but here are a few more pictures of White-tailed Kites just before heading to a roost site for the night on 17 September 2017.  (Click on the images for larger versions.)

A beautiful immature bird, with rusty coloration on the breast, white-edged feathers behind the "black shoulder", and gray at the back of the head.  (The eyes are also darker than those of an adult.)

 

Below, the immature kite turns to watch another individual trying to land nearby.  This is a good look at the underwing pattern (and the tail feathers being molted — note the different lengths of the feathers).

 

A kite soaring overhead with just a hint of the setting sun: