Those black kites must tame easily. I think it's funny and awesome they have a healthy one sticking around for the free handouts -- though not really surprising

Those black kites must tame easily. I think it's funny and awesome they have a healthy one sticking around for the free handouts -- though not really surprising. (I know several falconers who released their trained birds near their homes, and the birds have stuck around and come in for a free handout once in a while.) The birds here look kinda ratty on the feather tips, but it doesn't look like parasite damage but rather urban dirt, like pigeons get. I'm glad these guys are doing this. Despite the way the place looks, they are doing it as right as they can be given their limited resources.