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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 closeups of each. Best viewed in 'original' size.

Leica X2 on Televid 82mm Spotting Scope,Elmarit 24 mm f/2.8 ASPH
1/640s f/5.6 at 24.0mm iso200
Cropped 4x6" Landscape Size Reduced for Internet Viewing full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Hank Vander Velde		27-Aug-2017 13:15
Terrific find and shot of the pair Don.

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