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« on: March 06, 2009, 04:35:09 PM »

I was "swarmed" by a group of 14 - 15 black kites about an hour ago (thank you Peter for the consultation !!!) in front of the Hotel Cueva del Gato. They were really low and two of them play-fought in the trees slamming each other into the tree trunks (ouch). Has anyone else seen that behaviour?Wonderful!  :o
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« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2009, 07:27:12 PM »

There were actually around 250 swarming around the Venta Cueva del Gato (Ronda Benaojan road) later on today.

Ornithology can be bad for your health - I had trouble keeping my eyes on the road driving. Can ABS members get "special" car insurance?

Ohh, there's an eagle (splat)  ;D
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« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2009, 08:49:37 PM »

There were actually around 250 swarming around the Venta Cueva del Gato (Ronda Benaojan road) later on today.

Ornithology can be bad for your health - I had trouble keeping my eyes on the road driving. Can ABS members get "special" car insurance?

Ohh, there's an eagle (splat)  ;D

Ouch! Are you okay? Is the car still in one piece :o

And there you go thinking 14 to 15 Black Kites were a decent sized flock. Why settle for that when you can see hundreds.

I guess Eve, that with the low cloud over 'our' mountains, the birds were kept low and also we had quite a strong westerly today, so all things seemed to have conspired to favour your wonderful sighting/s. Its great to witness such a spectacle don't you think?

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