Other assorted birds

Tree Top Kite

I finally found a Mississippi kite in a tree. Unfortunately on a tree fenced in on private land so I could only see it from one direction. It was midday so the light was overhead and intense. Still I'm so thrilled to see one, even if it was way up high in the tree top.
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)

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