This is one shot from point blank into a feral goats head, .495 home cast round ball over 80gn of 2f. Went clean through the skull but was trapped under the skin on the off side.
$70 per bird is way out of my price range. £70 per bird is borderline highway robbery imo. I think I'll have to stick with hunting feral game,although that can be damned expensive too these days. No wonder people poach
Its a black shouldered kite with a native rat,which is quite large prey for it.
The eggs are from a spur winged plover ( masked lapwing ). They hatched about a month and a half ago.