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2025-12-27

I was up for some post-Christmas birdwatching this morning at the Western Treatment Plant, near Avalon Airport, Victoria. I found a very compliant Brown Falcon sitting on a post next to the road; in fact it would not fly off for me to get an action shot! I had to settle for a short-range “bird-on-a-stick” portrait.
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2025-09-15

Brown Falcon and Black-shouldered Kite having a barney

I was looking for the silo art in Merriwa, New South Wales, when I came across a Brown Falcon and a Black-shouldered Kite having a disagreement.

This is my first sighting of a Brown Falcon. It was cool to see the bird doing some aerial acrobatics!

https://youtu.be/cDm69uVjBvc

The action goes down very fast! I’ve taken some stills from the video, to make it easier to see what happens:

Despite the aerial competence, Brown Falcons feed mostly on the ground, eating reptiles, beetles and grasshoppers, mice, and carrion. Look at those long legs and strong feet, good for picking off the unwary prey as it makes its way across a field or a road.

Here’s a shot of the Brown Falcon taking a rest after the action was over:

Common name: Brown Falcon and Black-shouldered Kite
Scientific name: Falco Berigora and Elanus axillarus
Approximate length: 40-50 cm (Brown Falcon) and 35 cm (Black-shouldered Kite)
Date spotted: 12 September 2025 (spring)
Location: Merriwa, New South Wales, Australia: 32°08’14.9″S 150°21’50.6″E

For those interested in the silo art, here it is! The Merriwa Silos are the 29th addition to the Australian Silo Art Trail Collection. The artwork was completed by David Lee Pereira in April 2019:

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