#Baby mississippi kite bird full

He stayed perfectly still and let me shoot away. Two of the most familiar kites in the Southern United States are the swallow-tailed kite and the Mississippi kite. Kites are generally masterful in the air and represent a group of birds that are among the most acrobatic of fliers. They breed well in aviaries, and are quite tractable in a closer state of confinement. Two broods are usually raised in the Southern States, but rarely more than one in the Middle and Northern Districts. I was pretty sure it was a cottonmouth and I didn't want him to suddenly decide to move *toward* me. Kites live on a variety of preyfrom insects to small rodents or reptiles. The eggs are from four to six, of a pale dull buff colour, thickly sprinkled with dots of brown.

#Baby mississippi kite bird full

So I shot him from several angles, definitely using the zoom to its full advantage. Often animals won't spook when the car passed by but when someone steps out, they head for the hills. So I scrambled for the camera, and opened the door carefully. It was sitting very still in a defensive posture with its head up, but not moving. Each onesie is printed on-demand, ships within 1. Yep, it was still there (another surprise). Purchase a baby onesie featuring the design Mississippi Kite by Ronnie Maum. So I backed up and got to where I could see it out the windshield. Was that a snake? I looked in the rear view, and it was still there (which actually surprised me most snakes would have already been gone after a car passed with a foot or two). But as I passed, my brain clicked that this particular patty was different. Definitely one of my favorite birds!Īnd when I got to my destination, I'd run through the cow patty gauntlet and my car smelled like a barn. What a fine looking bunch! The babies are the typical stripey brown and white of most hawks, but the adults are a fine gray with the most wonderful red eyes set deep in a dark mask. I'd been hearing the family across the street from my house, but today was the first time I was able to get pictures. And not only will you *see* the Kites, you will hear them, too! A constant chorus of whistles from the adults and babies alike as the young'uns leave the nest and learn to make their own way, with some help from mom and dad of course. The Mississippi Kite uses a couple of hunting strategies. They'll nest in the taller trees in just about any neighborhood. This kite also feeds on small birds, bats, frogs, toads, and lizards. I'm not sure we know the reason for the apparent increase in population around urban areas, but it's undeniable. People say it's a new phenomenon that there were no Kites overhead 10 or 20 years ago. All you have to do is look up to see the unique shape and flight pattern of the Mississippi Kite on the wing. There's a particular type of raptor that is increasingly more visible in urban and suburban Baton Rouge in the summer time.