ok, my spelling on homonyms is perhaps a bit lacking...
I'll figure it all out one day
I was down on the banks of the pine river near Griffin, the kite was nesting in the tree that is in pic 2, and was fairly active from about 3:30pm through 5pm, then settled in for long enough for me to grow impatient....
I'll be buying a manfrotto tripod next week + a Jobu heavy duty gimbal
should make all the difference!