Flying My Kites

                                                               Fluffed Mississippi Kite

                                                            Coming In For a Landing

                                                             Juvenile Great Blue Heron

                                                         One of six American Crows
                                               Trying to Drive Our Heron Away, a Juvenile
                                                                   Mississippi Kite

                                                                      View 2

                                                                      View 3

                                                                        View 4

                                                                    View 5


082518 through 082718

There was some pretty intense work weather permitting or not.  The goal was to get a few in flight photos, but times were windy, other times were very cloudy, and it was just a matter of doing the best possible in view of the circumstances.

The last day was the most interesting with a murder of six American Crows stopping by.  A juvenile Mississippi Kite was the unfortunate victim of the eldest crow, and was driven off the Bald Cypress tree where he was sitting first, likely with a parent.

The action was captured, as can be seen and hopefully, you'll be able to picture the scenario through my eyes.

Here's another shot of the juvenile Great Blue Heron from the last set of photos, just making itself at home at Heron Cove.

For information on kites, read the following:
https://debhirt.blogspot.com/2018/07/oklahoma-breeding-bird-species-profile_21.html