Saturday, July 20, 2013

Mississippi Kite


July 19th I was walking to my car to go to work.  It was about 7:20am and I saw a Mississippi Kite soaring above me and swooping down in a dive bomb position and then darting back up to a safe altitude.  It was magical and I ran into the apartment to get my camera.  I snapped 4 blurry photos.  The next day was the weekend and I woke up early to made a little trek across the parking lot to the area I've seen the bird before.  I was amazed to find SEVEN mississippi kites all in the same area!  They were darting and dancing all over the open field!  It was one of my favorite birding moments and Susanne was unable to wake up to see it with me :(

A graceful, long-winged raptor, the Mississippi Kite is found in scattered localities across the southern and central United States. Mississippi Kites have been known migrate south in huge flocks and hundreds and hundreds of Kites have been witnessed flocking across Texas.
Mississippi Kite Range Map

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