August 16, 2016
Juvenile Mississippi kite eating the songbird that the parent had just brought to it. Notice the red flesh in the bird’s beak, and the songbird’s legs sticking out to the left. Although kites do take small birds as prey, it is an unusual occurrence. Mostly they eat insects such as dragonflies and cicadas.
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Arlington: Spotting a Mississippi Kite
Rare nest found in Arlington.
Floating from the east along 17th St. in north Arlington, the graceful Mississippi kite flew into one of the large oak trees on the northeast corner of 17th and Utah. with food for its now quite large chick.
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