drtyTshrt
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Swallow tails and Mississippi kites in Chatham county since about April. Back when it was hot a few weeks ago they were everywhere catching the dragon flies.
How big are those, Nic?
I’m glad I read this thread. I’ve seen the Mississippi kites for years and always believed them to be some type of falcon. The swallowtails made a big splash in Brooks and Thomas counties around 15 or 18 years ago. I’m not saying they weren’t around earlier, but it seems everyone was talking about them around that time as the first time they’d encountered them and how interesting they are. I’ve seen them every year including this one in decent numbers. Neat critters.
Them, ringneck doves, and the blackbellied tree ducks are the birds that are now plentiful here that I grew up without.
Swallow tails and Mississippi kites in Chatham county since about April. Back when it was hot a few weeks ago they were everywhere catching the dragon flies.
I am in Pooler as well. I have seen three swallow tails so far this year one seemed to be a juvenile perched in the top of a tree squawking for the parents to feed it.Haven`t seen any swallowtails but plenty of Mississippi`s here in Pooler outside of Savannah. Watched one this afternoon dining in flight on something. Probably a dragonfly. Fascinating to watch them fly IMO.