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Mississippi Kite
Stanley Jones

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) Of all days for the sky to be gray! We have been seeing them for a month now but the ones arriving of late are our summer residents.
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Habitat
Post Oak Savanna vegetational area. Margin of a marsh with small areas of swamp at ca. 91 m (300 ft) elevation.
Location
Blinn College, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
May 2020
Scientific name
Ictinia mississippiensis
Equipment used
Canon
KC Foggin
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Opus Editor
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What a great closeup this is Stanley! A great look at its face and having these guys around would make any gray day jubilant ;)
 
D. Taylor
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Fine image of this beautiful bird Stanley, I thought I saw one around here a few days ago.
 
Chris G6 UXU
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A beauty of a detailed close up, pose, setting and capture Stanley, many tfs,
 
Jonno52
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Well it's a largely grey bird, and IMO looks good against a grey sky! Terrific shot Stanley, giving the bird (IMO again) rather a menacing expression. And it's very sharp. Fine work.
 
peterow
A beautiful face on colourfully lit close up Stanley. A brilliant job, well done.
 

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