young mississippi kite

Query: Ictinia mississippiensis

Result: 18^th of 20

Subject:	young mississippi kite
Poster:	cindy burke (dirtroadds4me54@yahoo.com)

Resolution: 1600x1200 File Size: 392666 Bytes 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

young mississippi kite

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

Ictinia mississippiensis
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