Swallow-tailed Kite - Bob Huguenard
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Location

STKI stakeout
St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 41.6698077, -86.3740672
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

This bird has been around at least 3 days now with many birders documenting it. Gorgeous Kite with an all white head, dark eye and small bill. All black above and underneath sporting a white body and undertail coverts and out to elbows, black elsewhere. Forked tail was obvious. some doc pics obtained. Bird showed up to feast on the dragonflies at about 10 AM. (see pic 0064

Technical information

Model
NIKON D5600
ISO
360
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/7.1
Shutter speed
1/250 sec
Dimensions
3515 pixels x 2477 pixels
Original file size
524.97 KB