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    Kettle in southern Germany

    Hello, I was recently riding a bus in southern Germany near Salzburg, Austria and observed a kettle of about a dozen large birds high in the sky near a mountain. It reminded me of Turkey Vultures back home in the US and I'm wondering what species this might have been in Germany. It looked...
  2. Kites ballet

    Kites ballet

    It was something that I never seen before. I counted them, but lost the count at 150. It was a large gathering of the birds of prey. For about 20 minutes they were doing the ballet in the air. Does anyone have the explaination for this behaviour? I happened on October 16, 2007 in Chapada dos...
    • Pantanal1
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    • flight ictinia mississippiensis kettle mississippi kite
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    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  3. Mississippi kites migrating

    Mississippi kites migrating

    A photo taken through my binocular of mississippi kites and a couple of Broad-winged hawks here at the hawkwatch in Tlacotalpan Veracruz. I have more photos and count info on my weblog. http://veracruzhawkwatch.blogspot.com
    • aplomado2u
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    • flight hawk migration ictinia mississippiensis kettle mexico mississippi kite
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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