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12-29-2006, 06:04 PM
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Raptor ... any guesses?
Saw these fine birds the other day as I went out for one of my walks (more like hobbles) and was fortunate enough to have had my camera with me. The quality kind of sucks but I am hoping someone can tell me what these are? I am thinking perhaps Hawk with winter plumage maybe?
   
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12-29-2006, 09:30 PM
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Mike, they are gorgeous white tailed kites!!!
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12-29-2006, 09:30 PM
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It is a White-Tailed Kite
Great photos!
More about the White-Tailed Kite here: http://www.peregrinefund.org/Explore...s/whitail.html Some more photos here showing the "eye spot" on the underwing. http://www.raptorcaptor.com/gallery/1170346/1/62013975 Last edited by Asta; 12-29-2006 at 09:35 PM. Reason: additional information
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12-29-2006, 09:34 PM
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Oh too cool!!! Thank you so much. And you are right, they are gorgeous. Those two have a nest around here somewhere but have yet to find it, if I ever will at all.
I was just tickled pink to have gotten a few shots off.
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12-29-2006, 09:53 PM
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You've done really well, it's hard enough to capture birds in flight at home, let alone trying to focus on them zooming around outdoors. Gotta be real quick on the shutter!
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01-16-2007, 07:17 PM
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I agree.
White-tailed Kite - Elanus leucurus
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