Other assorted birds

Mid-flight Snack

Early this morning I was filling feeders and fountains & watering plants when I saw a family of 4 kites soaring in the sky above me. This has never happened at my house before so was very exciting. I got my camera and tried to get some shots. Bird in flight shots are very challenging for me. They were quite high & I don't have one of those monster lenses. They would go from soaring to a death dive with no warning, too fast for me to catch. I finally got this one guy as he came back up from his dive and decided to eat his snack on the wing. I can't tell what it is eating but chances are, it is a cicada. Dragonfly would be the other possibility, but it does not look like one. All in all, a very cool experience.
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)

Ictinia mississippiensisMississippi Kitebird in flightbifkiteraptorbird of preyflyingvery highnesting seasonsunlitadult kiteadult mississippi kiteabove my headgarland texasabove my homepreypredatorhuntingeatingfeedingsnackmid air snackmid flight snackeating on the wingred eyesprobably cicada