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    This season we had a handful of Kites come to roost at the Allitgator corner of Anhinga Trail. Always really late in the day, most of them female.

    Date: 3/27/09
    Time: 6:09:44 PM
    Model: NIKON D3
    Lens (mm): 850 (500/4VR plus 1.7x)
    ISO: 1250
    Aperture: 6.7
    Shutter: 1/500
    Exp. Comp.: +0.3

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    Fabs:

    Very nice dorsal display, HA, comp.

    Good detail for this ISO.

    There are a few hot pixels in the whites and along the wing edges, minimal.

    The eye looks a bit odd.

    Thanks for sharing!

    Randy

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    Great flight pose, and I like the perfect head turn towards you. The eye doesn't have that classic red color of a Snail Kite.
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    Super angle and great detail. Excellent captured.
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    Excellent banking angle Fabs, and love the detail from the top. I feel if you removed the catchlight in the eye, it would improve the eye. Just a thought.

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    A lovely banking pose and great fanned tail here Fabs. Excellent work :)

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    Nice banking pose and I like the fanned tail as well. I am inclined to say this is a older juvenile male.

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