An Exciting Bird

I didn't get to do any birding this weekend. I finished a fence for our dogs on Saturday, and then felt absolutely horrible on Sunday and slept most of the afternoon. But, there was a bit of birding excitement around here on Saturday. I had just finished with the fence and was doing some of the clean-up when I looked to the north and caught a glimpse of a Swallow-tailed Kite flying from west to east. A little later, I saw him again flying west. He went behind the trees, and I figured that was it. But, he came back to the east and really put on a show for us. My sister, Paige, and my daughter, Amberlyn, were out there and got some really good looks at him. What an absolutely beautiful bird!