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Mississippi Kites, Riverside Gardens, Fairfax Co., VA, 2006

I began following this nest on July 16, 2006 when the adults were still incubating the egg or eggs. One chick was produced. The thumbnail photos in this gallery are sub-galleries arranged chronologically. Clicking on each thumbnail will open a gallery of that day's photos.

The chick hatched between July 16 and July 26. The young bird made short excursions to branches near the nest on Aug 19, and flew for the first time on Aug 23, when it landed as far as 140 ft from the nest tree. As of Aug 24, the fledgling was being fed by parents outside the nest in nearby branches.
August 29
:: August 29 :: 		August 26
:: August 26 :: 		August 25
:: August 25 :: 		August 24
:: August 24 :: 		August 23
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August 22
:: August 22 :: 		August 21
:: August 21 :: 		August 20
:: August 20 :: 		August 19
:: August 19 :: 		August 18
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August 17
:: August 17 :: 		August 16
:: August 16 :: 		August 15
:: August 15 :: 		August 13
:: August 13 :: 		August 12
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August 11
:: August 11 :: 		August 9
:: August 9 :: 		August 5
:: August 5 :: 		August 4
:: August 4 :: 		August 3
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August 2
:: August 2 :: 		August 1
:: August 1 :: 		July 31
:: July 31 :: 		July 30
:: July 30 :: 		July 29
:: July 29 ::
July 26
:: July 26 :: 		July 16
:: July 16 ::

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Guest 12-Oct-2006 01:32
Paula,

Beautiful birds, beautiful photos. Congrats. I also have a Nikon 4300 and, @ 24mm or so, you must have had the priviledge of being very close to the nest.

Cheers,

Antonio Mario
Beth Blair 30-Aug-2006 04:16
These photos are amazing and I feel privileged to have been able to follow the little kite's progress. Thank you for your efforts!
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