White-tailed kite

[squirl033]

There's been a white-tailed kite hanging around near here for the past week or so... these birds are pretty uncommon in Washington, usually only seen once or twice a year, and it's been several years since there were any reported, so it was fun to get some shots of this one! It's a second-year bird, as there's still some of the rusty wash on the breast, and the shoulders still show dark patches with light crescents on the scapulars. Was able to get a number of shots of it perching, and also in flight, hovering over fields as it hunted for voles or mice.

 

[BrentC]

Very nice! Gorgeous bird.

 

[baturn]

Great stuff!

 

[HavToNo]

Excellent shots of a beautiful bird.

 

[Jeff G]

Nice! I saw one the other day hovering over his soon to be breakfast and I didn't have my camera. Really is a good looking bird.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Beautiful bird and you got some really good detail in your photos.

 

[Jeff15]

Excellent images................