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13-JUL-2014 Laura Milholland

Three White-tailed Kites

Las Gallinas ponds, San Rafael, CA

Two parents training their offspring to catch an in-air food handoff.
In this case, I believe it is with a rat.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 300mm f/4 ED-IF AF-S
1/2500s f/7.1 at 420.0mm iso250
w/Nikon 1.4 TC and tripod hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time13-Jul-2014 17:45:34
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D300
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length420 mm
Exposure Time1/2500 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent250
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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paplvr25-Jul-2014 05:11
Wonderful moment to catch! Love it. Linda S
Barry Ailetcher16-Jul-2014 20:19
great catch
Ed Duverger16-Jul-2014 20:05
Super capture.
parrothouse15-Jul-2014 19:17
Really well captured.
Paul Milholland15-Jul-2014 17:32
Not a lucky afternoon for the small furry thing on the dinner menu.
Roger Bailey15-Jul-2014 12:29
A super shot, well caught.
Bea.15-Jul-2014 03:42
What a super catch Laura, nice job
Guest 15-Jul-2014 03:24
Wow how lucky you were to see this
Greg W15-Jul-2014 02:06
Hey Laura it looks like one of the adults brought groceries to the juveniles. Great catch. Always fun seeing things like that.
Ruth Voorhis15-Jul-2014 01:28
Wow, what a well-timed and unique catch!
fotabug15-Jul-2014 01:17
Wow, and I feel lucky if I ever see even one!
Steve Thuman15-Jul-2014 00:45
Lovely birds!