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Mississippi Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis

Description:

Small kite, dark gray upperparts, pale gray underparts and head. Eyes are red. Upperwings are dark gray with pale gray patches. Tail is long and black. Feeds on large flying insects. Bouyant flight with steady wing beats, alternates several wing strokes with short to long glides. - http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/27/_/Mi...

Habitat:

Urban

Notes:

Forsyth Park, Savannah, GA

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1 Comment

CoastalJHawk
CoastalJHawk 11 years ago

Great series! I've seen these lately but not close enough to get a picture.

Liam
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Liam

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Spotted on Jul 1, 2012
Submitted on Jul 8, 2012

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