Yesterday I drove around some of the lower Arkansas Valley towns where I was impressed with good numbers of Mississippi Kites including about 20 in La Junta plus more in other towns in the area. I got some very close-up photos of Mississippi Kites using long telephoto lens capability plus even a little cropping so I could get the photos without disturbing the birds and making their location obvious (I have been told by locals that they are harassed-rocks thrown at them by children and even some so-called adults). So I stayed in my car and did contortion positions to get the photos of the birds in trees above the street. I have uploaded 2 so far onto my Birds and Nature blog <http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/> and will post more later tonight.
Drought conditions are beyond sad in much of the lower Arkansas Valley. There are some locations that have received rain in recent weeks and even some areas that are green but it is spotty at best. I will post about some of the areas I birded later tonight. SeEtta Moss Canon City Personal blog @ http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com Blogging for Birds an Blooms Magazine @ http://BirdsAndBloomsBlog.com -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAAUvckotPoT14hMhJjJsAfOmP1Aj-XFTCRftXRPiBEaxAsOgmQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
