Joe and Renee- I am the editor of Texas Ornithological Society Publications. I was browsing through yourgalleries when an image caught my eye. Any chance we can use it for the back cover of our color annual magazine Texas Birds Annual? If so please send it (large file version) along with a caption to editor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx If you are not familiar with the publication I can provide a hardcopy and/or electronic version of last years publication. All the best! Jack Jack Clinton Eitniear "We will be known forever by the tracks we leave" Dakota Indian Saying --- On Sun, 8/5/12, Joe and Renee Fischer <fischer13@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Joe and Renee Fischer <fischer13@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [texbirds] Swallow-tailed Kite Feeding - 8/5/2012 To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sunday, August 5, 2012, 3:23 PM This morning I headed out for my two targets (Upland Sandpiper and Swallow-tailed Kites). I started out at Sheldon Reservoir seeing what was moving around and then went to the north side of the state park property where they have the grass farm. I kept watching and finally gave up waiting for an Uppie to show up. Yesterday morning I was out at Paul Rushing Park early before we had to pick up my daughter from her weeklong camp. No luck there, but they must have shown up shortly after I left as I can see from eBird reports. Beginning to think this one is not in the cards this year in Texas for me and just a few weeks ago I had many in Montana including chicks walking just 10-20 feet from the car. As I headed towards Dayton for the Kites, I noticed a Turf Farm just south of US90 at Crosby and did a u-turn to check it out and was rewarded with a few Uppies out towards the SE Corner of the turf farm. On to the Kites, I immediately found a kite perched right near the highway between Dayton and Liberty. I got out of the car to take a few pics and the Kite starts squawking away and I'm thinking that I am too close and then immediately one of the parents swoops in to give junior some brunch. I stayed at the same spot and watched this feeding sequence over and over from both parents for about 35 minutes....I had 14 different feedings during this period. Everytime a parent approached, junior would make much noise in anticipation of a feeding. This was fantastic to watch and photograph. In all, I had 9 ST kites in the air at the same time this morning. Several anhingas flying high above as well as a single Mississippi kite, Sharp-shinned, and two Red-tailed Hawks along this stretch of highway. Some pics of the ST Kites: http://www.pbase.com/joe_e_fischer/new Good birding!!! Joe Fischer Friendswood, TX www.joefischerphotography.com Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds
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