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May 20, 2009 00:53 |  #1

I spotted this black-winged kite in the top of a post oak tree in the neighbor's yard.

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It was being harassed relentlessly by a blue jay. The blue jay hit the kite hard enough several times to nearly knock it off the branch.

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Whoa, that was a close one.

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May 20, 2009 04:11 |  #2

Nice shot


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May 20, 2009 05:44 |  #3

Good shots, Bill.


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May 20, 2009 06:22 |  #4

That Kite is a remarkable bird Bill. I've never had the privilege. Good for you.


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May 20, 2009 08:49 |  #5

artyman wrote in post #7955306 (external link)
Nice shot

Thanks, Ken.

sparker1 wrote in post #7955472 (external link)
Good shots, Bill.

Thanks, Stan.

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That Kite is a remarkable bird Bill. I've never had the privilege. Good for you.

Thanks, Joe. I do not recall seeing one of these birds until very recently in my neighborhood. My tripod was broken so I had to handhold the camera. Fortunately, the shutter speed was high enough that my shaking didn't ruin too many of the images.


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May 20, 2009 09:23 |  #6

Great job. I'd love to see one of these (no, not the blue jay!).


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May 20, 2009 09:32 |  #7

Very nicely done Bill......really pretty bird, the kite...not the jay.


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May 20, 2009 17:52 |  #8

kenyc wrote in post #7956244 (external link)
Great job. I'd love to see one of these (no, not the blue jay!).

Shar824 wrote in post #7956299 (external link)
Very nicely done Bill......really pretty bird, the kite...not the jay.

Thanks, Kenny and Sharon for your comments. I wish that I had managed to get a good shot of the jay making an attack on the kite.


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