Pair of Mississippi Kites by Missed Opportunities

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26-Aug-2017	Donald E. Casavecchia

Pair of Mississippi Kites

Warrenton, Virginia

Observed two different individuals (presume these two) on 22 and 25 August flying high over the housing area across Dumfries Road (Terranova). Today, the pair landed
in a dead Black Cherry Tree (hit by lightning in 2015). They preened for nearly an hour. I got several good shots.
See 'next' two images for closer look at female and male.
Best viewed in 'original' size.

Nikon D800 ,AF-S VR Nikkor 70-200mm 2.8G with TC-20 E II
1/250s f/7.1 at 600mm iso100
DX Image at 300 dpi Cropped 4x6" Landscape Size Reduced for Internet Viewing full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Guest		28-Aug-2017 00:29
Wow! You can cross this one off your bucket list! Congrats on getting the shot and NOT Missing the Opportunity!

Hank Vander Velde		27-Aug-2017 13:16
Beautiful sharp shot of the pair. I've never seen these.

Claude Gagnon		27-Aug-2017 02:24
Wow, so amazing ...a beautiful pair :))

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