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sirterrywatts

Bushfires and Kites

Jul 30, 2018 07:00

Today I passed a wild fire, and on the front I saw hundreds of kites and other hawks swarming the front catching the insects fleeing the fire.

Kites have also been known to start fires and spread the flames through the region in order to get a good meal out of the oppertunity.

I am pleased to publish my own photographs covering this event. It was a ( Read more... )

photography, photojournalisum, kites, bushfires

Comments 7

colored_way July 30 2018, 09:04:45 UTC

Bushfire is always a tragedy for the forest. And OMG how many kites in the sky!

sirterrywatts July 30 2018, 11:24:38 UTC

In Australia, the bush seems to allways be on fire.

So much so, our plants are not only adapted to it, but some plants require fire to reproduce.

In many cases, fire is essential to their way of life.

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As for the kites, they are happy feeding on the bugs escaping the flames.

An easy meal and almost every bird that can see the smoke has turned up.

almost every bird that can see the smoke has turned up. colored_way July 30 2018, 12:00:30 UTC

Very interesting because in our forests, birds try to escape fire.

RE: sirterrywatts July 30 2018, 23:45:54 UTC

When food is involved animals can do amazing things.

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RE: A Fire Down Under sirterrywatts August 4 2018, 11:08:09 UTC

Good article.

This year we are also bracing for a big fire season.

SA, Vic, NSW, QLD all in drought and setting the conditions for a perfect firestorm if the winds are bad this summer.

Most of Australia is dry as a tinderbox, ready to go up in smoke as they say.

Right now we are conducting controlled burns as part of strategic planning.

Having been through big fires before, this year could be a recipe for disaster.