Whistling Kite at dawn perched in pine tree. [1485]![Whistling Kite at dawn perched in pine tree. [1485]](aussiePlaces/goolwaSA/fulls/birds/01-059A1485.jpg "Whistling Kite at dawn perched in pine tree. [1485]")
This Whistling Kite surveys the dawn from a pine perch near the Coorong. Its golden plumage glows in the early light as it watches for movement below — a patient hunter and one of Australia’s most familiar raptors. [1485]