Mississippi Kites to my knowledge are unlikely to take a dove as prey; they're not drastically larger than one to begin with, and they commonly take insects that they catch in flight as prey - grasshoppers, odonata, cicadas, etc. They do also eat small birds and lizards occasionally and have been occasionally observed to take pieces of rabbit carrion, etc. But I have my doubts they could handle a Eurasian Collared Dove. Here is a short clip of some young Mississippi Kites I took a week or two ago for comparison - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfVRr7vt7LI
Diana Beatty El Paso County On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 8:53 PM Joe Roller <[email protected]> wrote: > This young raptor has several field marks of a Mississippi Kite. > Joe Roller, Denver > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 7:53 PM Vaughn Cottman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> It looks larger than a cooper's hawk; my guess would be a juvenile >> goshawk. Lucky You! >> >> On Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 7:08:48 PM UTC-6, Pauli wrote: >>> >>> I spied this enjoying an Eurasian Collard Dove on my deck, and then >>> later photographed it up at the Highlandlake Pioneer Cemetery. Can anyone >>> tell me what this is? It is pretty much a soft grey. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Pauli Smith >>> >>> Mead, Weld County >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/e5b3d072-a732-49c1-bbc7-40dea11e65ac%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/e5b3d072-a732-49c1-bbc7-40dea11e65ac%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUAx4Drp%2BZkzbid0fBdXB1f4Kyx%2BhDKvC3U-5tZhAf6eXw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUAx4Drp%2BZkzbid0fBdXB1f4Kyx%2BhDKvC3U-5tZhAf6eXw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ****** All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAM-_j9vM1w4RUhOru0-uX-2HFBoHWjEC0BHEj9Gv%2BwPkDmiNsA%40mail.gmail.com.
