North Americas most endangered Raptor

I go through phases where I become affixed on capturing one species. Currently it's snail kites which are just so beautiful to watch as they fly scanning the water for their primary diet of apple snails or merely perched on a branch.

The attached are all females from last Sunday. I will post some males in a few days.

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Gorgeous bird and gorgeous shots to go along with it!! Not a bird I've ever seen before, thanks for sharing these.

Nice shots I really like the last one.

Excellent work Mike!Beautiful captures.

Fantastic Images Mike

A terrific series. This is a bird I've never seen -- and it's amazing that it would take on something so much bigger!

Outstanding images, Mike. The background on that first shot is fantastic.

Beautiful Shots for a Beautiful Bird.
Thanks for sharing.

Tremendous shots Mike, detail and exp are spot on,great job of capturing this cool looking bird.

great shots, I love the last one, a wall hanger indeed.

Scott

Absolutely marvelous shots. I guess I pick #'s 1,2,3and 4.

AT-A-BOY Mike. You are THE MAN!!! Sharp and clean.

Say, You have your Pontoon boat up for hire? Cost for a half of day?

cracker65 wrote in post #7296026
Say, You have your Pontoon boat up for hire? Cost for a half of day?

Since I have extended a invitation to you in the past and you are always busy you pay double .

Thanks folks for the kind words.

Beautiful shots Mike. They are a colorful bird.

Great shots, Mike. The last one is certainly an interesting one.