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Mississippi Kite, Juvenile
Stanley Jones

Mississippi Kite, Juvenile (Ictinia mississippiensis)

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) juvenile.
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Habitat
Post Oak Savannah vegetation area, open manicured park with scattered pecan and oak trees with two disjunct riparian woodlands plus Briar Creek at ca. 91 m (300 ft) elevation.
Location
Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
August 2024
Scientific name
Ictinia mississippiensis
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Ozprey1, Sue and Simon Wakely, MitchP and 3 others
bievreJJ
excellent portrait of this beautiful youngster, Stanley, wonderful colors, details and setting, love it, many tfs!!
 
jbpixels
OMG. The capture of the day I guess. Exxx:love:cellent detailed close-up of this kite on its perch against a wonderful clean blue sky
 
Kits
Beautiful lighting, pose and composition, Stanley.
 
Dabs
Standing out beautifully against that eye - catching sky, Stanley.

Marvelous shot!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
313
Comment count
11

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
250
Filename
Mississippi Kite, Camelolt Park, Bryan, Brazos County.jpg
File size
3.9 MB
Date taken
Wed, 07 August 2024 6:46 PM
Dimensions
1920px x 1728px

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