A Black-winged Kite stooping on prey it had spotted.

It was targeting mice hiding among the tall grass. The moment of the catch was completely obscured by the vegetation. ^^;

It turned toward me for just a moment. I managed to get a look at the Black-winged Kite's bright red eyes.

I keep hoping the sun will come out, but apparently when the weather is good, hunting starts later and it ends up being dark anyway. Probably adjusting to when the mice are active.

The Black-winged Kite has a fierce expression, but straight on it's a little endearing.

Because Black-winged Kites hover while searching for prey, it's hard to get any background other than open sky.

I was hoping for some sunshine, but it was overcast on Ishigaki-jima all day long… ^^;

Caught a mouse.