tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post4802416995947595994..comments2024-03-27T16:06:06.759-05:00Comments on Sketching in Nature: follow-up photo of mystery birdKate (Cathy Johnson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-67373981658676807422011-08-09T10:43:50.658-05:002011-08-09T10:43:50.658-05:00Thanks for all the input! I have decided that the ...Thanks for all the input! I have decided that the birds are probably Mississippi Kites and that this is a juvenile. Hard to judge size as the nest is 3 stories up and my camera's telephoto lens not that good.Vicky L. Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435272623009754836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-12745516306752186032011-08-09T08:16:23.677-05:002011-08-09T08:16:23.677-05:00I'm not sure what bird it is, but it does soun...I'm not sure what bird it is, but it does sound like a huge bird! Great close up of it!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117751476700248967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-32188298481806320252011-08-08T13:33:54.938-05:002011-08-08T13:33:54.938-05:00It could be a juvi Mississippi Kite as my Sibley&#...It could be a juvi Mississippi Kite as my Sibley's book shows that kind of coloring. Especially with it sitting by the nest. 'Females are unpatterned and gray overall.'Pam Johnson Brickellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927455773097702525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-17186268214442696522011-08-08T10:59:06.813-05:002011-08-08T10:59:06.813-05:00wow,, thats a big bird,, is that the eye i see, it...wow,, thats a big bird,, is that the eye i see, its beak is quite curved, must be belong to that family,,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com