This was as close as I have ever gotten to a Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus). I took about fifteen minutes to gradually approach this bird, meandering back and forth and 'ignoring' it (no eye contact). The shot was taken with my 55-250 kit lens. This individual and its mate are used to my presence in their territory but even so, it is a very fortunate encounter. The pair usually have about a fifty metre no-go zone for me, but on this day I was allowed to approach this male to within perhaps fifteen metres. #birds #nature #Australia #myphoto