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young mississippi kite
| Subject: | young mississippi kite
| | Poster: | cindy burke (dirtroadds4me54@yahoo.com)
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Date: 2009:08:22 21:09:41
Camera: Canon PowerShot SX10 IS (Canon)
F number: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/640 sec
Focal Length: 100000/1000
Upload Date: 2009:08:24 12:13:52
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the more i watch these birds the more i learn. this a young kite. the colors are slowly changing. hatched around the first week of august.
The Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Mississippi kites have narrow, pointed wings and are graceful in flight, often appearing to float in the air. It is not uncommon to see several circling in the same area.
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Scientific Name: Ictinia mississippiensis (Wilson, 1811)
Common Names: Mississippi Kite
French: Milan du Mississippi; German: Mississippiweih; Spanish: Elanio del Misisipi
Taxonomy: Falco misisippiensis [sic] A. Wilson, 1811, below Natchez, Mississippi, USA.
Synonym(s): Ictinia misisippiensis (Wilson, 1811); Falco misisippiensis Wilson, 1811 |
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