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Brendan Marnell November 9th, 2006 04:16 AM

White tailed kite
 
Don DesJardin's combination of 3 clips shows this kite making 6 attempts to steady his head to focus within 20 seconds ... similar hunting strategy to kestrel. My first viewing of this species ... exciting and beautiful.

Bob Thompson November 9th, 2006 08:01 AM

Great shots and a lovely bird

Bob

Dale Guthormsen November 11th, 2006 11:34 PM

Don, Brendan,

A very nice piece of footage!!!
I grew up where white tailed kites were common. They were nearly wiped out by egg collectors in the earlier years before protection. I never understood that until I climbed to a nest and looked at a clutch of eggs. I saw the most beautiful purple marbled eggs you could imagine, I wanted to pick them up, but instead I took a 35 mm slide of the nest with the eggs, climbed down, placed moth balls around the base of the tree and left. they fledged 4 out of that nest. I used to have some 16mm film of them. That was 1970, a couple days ago.


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