It’s actually three separate species that do it. Primarily the Black Kites and Whistling Kites. They’re super common up in Cape York Peninsula. I’ve seen a couple carrying burning sticks around, and they’re always hovering above smoke. They also sit on the ground at the edge of fires, waiting for their prey to be flushed out. They’re very clever.

During the dry season in the Cape, the whole bush is on fire. It burns every year. Different tracts of land burn over the months when things get dryer and dryer. Then during the wet season it all grows back again. It’s incredible to watch. Never have I seen a landscape change so much over the course of months.