tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705112.post518111069948158989..comments2023-12-02T00:13:13.602-08:00Comments on Silver Parrot: Wild Bird Wednesday - The Tale of the White Tailed KiteSilver Parrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09873603171743392110noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705112.post-18912189482097166812015-11-25T01:16:00.265-08:002015-11-25T01:16:00.265-08:00That was a lovely story. Your persistence paid off...That was a lovely story. Your persistence paid off with those final close-ups. I too spotted the band. I think if you made some local inquiries you would be able to discover who is banding the kites. As a bander/ringer myself I'm sure that they would be more than willing to tell you all about what they do. Phil Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846400106748443969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705112.post-37909495569114308852015-11-23T03:10:27.043-08:002015-11-23T03:10:27.043-08:00Wonderful shots, wonderful story and a wonderful b...Wonderful shots, wonderful story and a wonderful bird. We have a very similar bird here called the Black Shouldered Kite - you often see them hunting near roads.<br /><br />Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne <br /><br />PS: my slowness to comment and visit has been caused by a trip to an island in the Pacific!Stewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705112.post-23935338081887136922015-11-20T06:44:40.648-08:002015-11-20T06:44:40.648-08:00This is a bird I miss living up here near Lake Tah...This is a bird I miss living up here near Lake Tahoe. I grew up in So. Cal. and saw them quite often out in Lakeview not far from Hemet.If you are curious about the bands, I would contact F&G or the local University. We banded Kestrals for the University in Utah during our freshman year on a grant so it may have to do with a research project.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09613292297027041068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705112.post-20710547716583075662015-11-19T15:18:30.866-08:002015-11-19T15:18:30.866-08:00Absolutely beautiful birds. I saw my first Kite t...Absolutely beautiful birds. I saw my first Kite this past Summer, Mississippi Kites, and that was thrilling too~Mary Howell Cromerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473298562829352582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705112.post-23790021603514878592015-11-19T12:21:40.243-08:002015-11-19T12:21:40.243-08:00Wonderful observations and beautiful birds.Wonderful observations and beautiful birds.sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653385845920275345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705112.post-35393998377427820912015-11-18T08:39:43.554-08:002015-11-18T08:39:43.554-08:00This is such a thrilling post! Good for you getti...This is such a thrilling post! Good for you getting to the bottom of things! I'm so happy you kept seeing them, both juvenile and adult and was able to get such amazing photos! I'd love to know more about them myself!A Colorful Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890388727784255219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705112.post-15973095394047495102015-11-17T23:02:34.509-08:002015-11-17T23:02:34.509-08:00A wonderful bird to see. I thought it looked like...A wonderful bird to see. I thought it looked like the Black shouldered Kite that I saw in Australia and when I researched it, discovered that both names at one time where the same bird however now they discovered that they are not identical so have different names.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705112.post-89504017410534945072015-11-17T10:53:28.441-08:002015-11-17T10:53:28.441-08:00A very beautiful bird and I'm glad your persis...A very beautiful bird and I'm glad your persistence paid off with some great close photos. I got my first long lens camera for the same reason - my descriptions of the birds were not good enough for ID by bird experts!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.com