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Mississippi Kite 2019

Changde Wu    2020-02-13


Mississippi Kites are rare birds in northeastern region. I was luck to know a couple of nesting pairs in New Hampshire and photographed one of them during 2019. The pair I visited nested high in tree in private property. The nest is hard to photo due to the high location and thick tree branches surrounding it.


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P1 Rare moment the pair perched on the tree and enjoying insects
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P2 The chick in the nest
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P3 One parent was flying back to the nest
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P4 One parent was feeding the chick
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P5 One parent was watching the nest
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P6 One parent was leaving the nest
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P7 One parent was flying away from the nest
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P8 Flying in the sky
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P9 Flying in the sky 2
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P10 Flying in the sky 3
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P11 Flying in the sky 4
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P12 Flying in the sky 5
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P13 Flying in the sky 6
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P14 An adult was enjoying the food in the sky
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P15 The moment of catching a prey
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P16 Fighting in the sky, the kite was trying to escape the attack by an Merlin
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P17 Dangerous moment, an Merlin almost got the kite
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P18 The pair were playing in the sky

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