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Taken 8-Aug-10
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Original file size127 KB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken9-Aug-10 07:12
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Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D300
FlashNot fired
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Normal
ISO speedISO 1000
Metering modeCenter-weighted average
Digital zoom1x
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus leucurus) Kiting

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus leucurus) Kiting

Juveniles have a reddish patch on the breast. Sibley says this buffy wash on the breast fades within weeks, and calls this a "White-tailed Kite". I follow the usage of the Jasper Ridge bird card. See also the bird photography of Peter LaTourrette: http://www.birdphotography.com/species/wtki.html