A Kite and its catch

The Brahminy Kite flew over and perched right before me, with a catch, which despite numerous shots I was still unable to ascertain what it is.  Poor morning lighting definitely did not help at all.  However, it looked like it could have dived for its catch because it was pretty wet.

And then it dropped it!

And could only look as it went straight down into the river below.

And then it saw me - well, it's certainly not my fault!!

And then returned to scan for it.

No luck, so it decided to fluff and dry.

It finally flew off but returned later to try to dry itself in the rising sun.

Spotted me again even though this time I was beneath some foliage - definitely living up to its sharp-eyed reputation, to say the least!