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26-Aug-2017	Donald E. Casavecchia

Mississippi Kite (Female)

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 'previous' for a look at pair; see 'next' for a close look at the male.
Best viewed in 'original' size.

Nikon D800 ,AF-S Nikkor ED 500mm 1:4 D with TC-14E II 1.4x
1/640s f/5.6 at 1050mm iso720
DX Image at 300 dpi Cropped 4x6" Landscape Size Reduced for Internet Viewing hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	26-Aug-2017 17:59:24
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D800
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	500 mm
Exposure Time	1/640 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	720
Exposure Bias	0.33
White Balance	0
Metering Mode	multi spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	manual (1)
Focus Distance	33.497 m

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Hank Vander Velde		27-Aug-2017 13:16
Good looking back at you pose well captured Don.

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