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.

P1 Rare moment the pair perched on the tree and enjoying insects

P2 The chick in the nest

P3 One parent was flying back to the nest

P4 One parent was feeding the chick

P5 One parent was watching the nest

P6 One parent was leaving the nest

P7 One parent was flying away from the nest

P8 Flying in the sky

P9 Flying in the sky 2

P10 Flying in the sky 3

P11 Flying in the sky 4

P12 Flying in the sky 5

P13 Flying in the sky 6

P14 An adult was enjoying the food in the sky

P15 The moment of catching a prey

P16 Fighting in the sky, the kite was trying to escape the attack by an Merlin

P17 Dangerous moment, an Merlin almost got the kite

P18 The pair were playing in the sky

Merlin

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