Was not expecting to catch a bird of prey duel today

[Crayons]

Threw up the Mavic intending to skoot along the beach today and got this instead when a neighbour pointed out the bird at the top of a tall Norfolk Pine so went to check it out and got this. Quite amazed - and perplexed by what this white bird (I think an Australian Black Shouldered Kite) was thinking - coming back a second time instead of running off and eating the mouse.

Annnyyyywaaaay... two things to note: 1) Wow. The wind had picked up to 30kmph by the end of the flight - had high velocity warnings - and it amazes me that this thing is as stable as it is even under those conditions. 2) First flight with an ND filter (16, polarised). What a difference it makes to get the shutter speed down. Previously had very shimmery footage. Shot this at 24fps / shutter 50 / 2.7k.

Skip to 0:32 if you're the impatient type. And check out the Kite hovering towards the end and then dive-bombing the drone (at which point I made the wise move to retreat).

 

[Geo]

Very cool

 

[rockydog]

Nice video. I don't think it's a duel....it's a parent feeding its chick.

 

[cheekymonkeyman]

Stunning catch!

 

[Fplvert]

What a great perspective with your Mavic! Great job!

 

[BluesDragon]

Nice shootin' there...

 

[Clinton1]

Awesome footage !!

 

[frankiez]

Nice video. I don't think it's a duel....it's a parent feeding its chick.

Zackly what I said!

 

[Crayons]

Nice video. I don't think it's a duel....it's a parent feeding its chick.

That would make a lot of sense - but they look so different! I'm gonna put this to some local fauna experts and see what we've got here.

 

[rockydog]

The chick won't lose its downy feathers until it's fledged, and then it will look like the adult. The reason the bird was diving at you was to protect its baby -(which it probably thought you were harassing!).

 

[Crayons]

...which it probably thought you were harassing!.

... well within it's rights to think that I'd say :-/

 

[DSGDSG]

Very envious they allowed you to stay so close for so long. Great shots.

 

[djl61]

Wow! Nice video!!

 

[Rocky2010]

Great video, is that Sandon Point in the background?

 

[Crayons]

Great video, is that Sandon Point in the background?

Well spotted sir.

 

[Ray Dunakin]

Awesome!

 

[stapenhillphoto]

Very nice. I'm jealous

 

[Michael Ainsworth]

Pretty close to me I'm at Towradgi, slowly working my way up and down the beach.

 

[thihaz]

Wow! What a shot! Nice one! The white one doesn't look parent though.

 

[blusnapper]

Threw up the Mavic intending to skoot along the beach today and got this instead when a neighbour pointed out the bird at the top of a tall Norfolk Pine so went to check it out and got this. Quite amazed - and perplexed by what this white bird (I think an Australian Black Shouldered Kite) was thinking - coming back a second time instead of running off and eating the mouse.

Annnyyyywaaaay... two things to note: 1) Wow. The wind had picked up to 30kmph by the end of the flight - had high velocity warnings - and it amazes me that this thing is as stable as it is even under those conditions. 2) First flight with an ND filter (16, polarised). What a difference it makes to get the shutter speed down. Previously had very shimmery footage. Shot this at 24fps / shutter 50 / 2.7k.

Skip to 0:32 if you're the impatient type. And check out the Kite hovering towards the end and then dive-bombing the drone (at which point I made the wise move to retreat).

Wow, I enjoyed that. Amazing footage