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Paula Sullivan | profile | all galleries >> Mississippi Kites, Riverside Gardens, Fairfax Co., VA, 2006 >> August 22 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

August 22

The young kite exercised outside the nest for the third day. Parents continued to bring cicada and small bird meals to the nest for which the fledgling quickly returned. It also napped in the nest.
Female parent at favorite perch at highest point in nest tree
Female parent at favorite perch at highest point in nest tree		 Female looking elegant
Female looking elegant		 Young kite peeking through branches on limb near nest
Young kite peeking through branches on limb near nest		 Surveying the world from perch about 4 ft from nest
Surveying the world from perch about 4 ft from nest		 Stretching wings
Stretching wings
Looking feisty
Looking feisty		 Exercising, preparing for first flight
Exercising, preparing for first flight		 Back in nest
Back in nest

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