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<em>Birds Living </em>by Richard Stade

Birds Living by Richard Stade

Published: January 2009 Format: 11" x 13" Copyright 2008 by Richard Stade .
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    Tricolored Heron – ForagingEgretta tricolor
February – Texas
L=26”  ......   WS=36”......     WT=13 oz
Order: Ciconiiformes (Herons, Ibises, Storks, New World Vultures, Allies)
Family: Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, Bitterns)
Tricolored Herons, formerly known as Louisiana Herons, are a day-heron found only in the New World. This bird probably did not suffer as greatly as other egrets and herons at the hand of the plume trade early in the 20th century and was the most numerous of the species until the Cattle Egret population expanded during the last half of the 20th century.
    Mississippi Kite – Feeding on the wingIctinia mississippiensis
 May – Texas 
L=14” ......    WS=31”  ......   WT= 10 oz
Order: Falconiformes (Diurnal Birds of prey)
Family: Accipitridae (Hawks and Allies)
Mississippi Kites are acrobatic flyers who catch insects from a perch or on the wing. They are highly migratory wintering in South America and migrate in large flocks. The individuals on the next two pages were feeding on insects high in the air.
    Mississippi Kite – Feeding on the wingIctinia mississippiensis
 May – Texas 
L=14” ......    WS=31”  ......   WT= 10 oz
Order: Falconiformes (Diurnal Birds of prey)
Family: Accipitridae (Hawks and Allies)