[Length 14 in. Wingspan 31 in.]

This Mississippi Kite was photographed at Lakeside Park, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: June 25, 2007)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 31 in.]

This dead nestling Mississippi Kite was the victim of a severe thunderstorm which blew down its nest. It is one of the birds in the photo above of a parent feeding young at the nest. This dead nestling Mississippi Kite was photographed at Lakeside Park, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=142mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: June 27, 2007)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 31 in.]

This Mississippi Kite was photographed at Lakeside Park, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: June 27, 2007)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 31 in.]

These courting (one bird bringing food to its mate) Mississippi Kites were photographed at Lakeside Park, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: June 27, 2007)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 31 in.]

This Mississippi Kite was photographed at Lakeside Park, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: June 27, 2007)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 31 in.]

This Mississippi Kite was photographed at the Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: August 20, 2008)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 31 in.]

This Mississippi Kite in lfight was photographed at Lakeside Park, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: July 31, 2009)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 61 in.]

This Red Kite in flight was photographed at the Red Kite Feeding Station at Gigrin Farm, Rhayader, Wales, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)