ML620459891
Contributor
Charlie Plimpton Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Fort Cavazos--Central Live Fire (Limited Access)
Coryell, Texas, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
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Observation details
During one of my point counts, I saw one kite actively hunting over the nearby grass/shrubland habitat. After completing my surveys I was driving out of live fire and saw a kite fly over my truck and land in a tree 100 meters away. I walked closer to have a better look and a second kite landed in the same tree carrying nesting material. Upon seeing this, I looked for nearby trees that might have a nest and discovered a stick nest in a live tree. I walked back to my truck and watched from a distance and one of the birds flew over to the tree and landed on the nest.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D500
- Lens
- 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
- ISO
- 180
- Focal length
- 500 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.7
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 987 pixels x 859 pixels
- Original file size
- 458.35 KB