Mississippi Kite

CindaCinda Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
edited August 15, 2006 in Wildlife
It's been so damn hot in Texas, I haven't been out shooting in ages, pansy that I am. But this morning I looked out my kitchen window and there were six, count 'em six, Mississippi Kites doing their aerial acrobatics above the field across from my house! Never seen 'em here b/4 in 15 years. They're so fast. Although the real photo would've been me trying to focus and shoot, spinning and turning to catch them!

I hand-held my 100-400IS and used manual focus (no way autofocus would've worked), but I did get a couple of shots I'm not embarrassed to show. A whole lot went immediately into the recycle bin.

Here's a juvenile with a cicada in its talon.

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/88168346-L.jpg

And an adult heading for a bug.

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/88168343-L.jpg
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2006
    Nice captures, Lucinda! thumb.gif (I still love that name) :D

    Here's a cicada :eat :

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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2006
    Nice captures Cinda.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  • CindaCinda Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2006
    Ric Grupe wrote:

    Here's a cicada :eat :

    HEY! I was as close as I wanted to get in my photo - gee thanks for the close up. Ewwwwwww.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2006
    Cinda wrote:
    HEY! I was as close as I wanted to get in my photo - gee thanks for the close up. Ewwwwwww.

    Thanks for not saying anything about my dirty nails...I was gardening. :D
  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2006
    Beautiful shots clap.gif
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2006
    very good shotsthumb.gif do you know what kites these areheadscratch.gif I know the are young
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  • CindaCinda Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2006
    jwear wrote:
    very good shotsthumb.gif do you know what kites these areheadscratch.gif I know the are young

    They're Mississippi Kites -- one shot of a juvenile, one of an adult.
    "Photography teaches that how well you see has nothing to do with how well you see." Anonymous
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2006
    Excellent captures of a difficult subjectclap.gif
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2006
    Wow....wow.....and dbl wow Cinda. Beautiful shots, that must have been very difficult to capture. Good job. thumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • LCDLCD Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2006
    Those are great shots! I especially like the first one. clap.gifclap.gif

    Sounds like in those conditions I would have fallen and broken some bones - not to mention my camera!
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