Birds and Nature

This short clip of the Mississippi Kite fledgling I video-taped in Rocky Ford, CO shows it preening in between calls to let it's parent know it's still hungry. It looks like the kite is chewing something after it preens--not sure if it is finding mites or some other insects when it preens and couldn't find anything about this on the internet. SeEtta

I videotaped this Mississippi Kite fledgling in Rocky Ford,CO in a residential area. During this short clip, the fledgling yawns, then calls to let it's parent's know it wants some food though I watched it being fed just before I filmed this. It spent a lot of time calling and later made two forays on it's own to try to catch something. SeEtta