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Birders

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19. These are beautiful, thanks

Reply to cpwm17 (Original post)

Thu Jul 24, 2014, 07:58 PM

Jul 2014

Though I visited FL often I had never seen one. But a couple of years ago I was visiting my daughter in New Orleans when one circled over her house for about two hours. It was great.

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Swallow-tailed Kites: Florida [View all] cpwm17 Jul 2014 OP

Love the bird photos at this site! NCarolinawoman Jul 2014 #1

The V tail is quite unique. L0oniX Jul 2014 #2

all field mark. mopinko Jul 2014 #3

Thank you n/t cpwm17 Jul 2014 #6

--- especially the fourth one Hoppy Jul 2014 #4

It would soar and then periodically dive for high-flying prey (insects like dragonflies, I presume) cpwm17 Jul 2014 #7

Beautiful! CaptainTruth Jul 2014 #5

I live very nearby, in Cocoa cpwm17 Jul 2014 #8

We've got some that hang around our neighborhood on the Gulf Coast. Tarpon Springs area. Fuddnik Jul 2014 #9

Wish I could see a different view of this one with the tail spread out passiveporcupine Jul 2014 #10

There's a field not far from me where they can flock in the hundreds. GoCubsGo Jul 2014 #11

I've heard that they can flock in such large numbers in the summer at regular locations cpwm17 Jul 2014 #17

They're seen in this part of NE Florida all the time... 1monster Jul 2014 #12

I don't get up there to bird very much at all cpwm17 Jul 2014 #18

Fantastic shots! proReality Jul 2014 #13

Kite food just us Jul 2014 #14

Thanks, I didn't know that n/t cpwm17 Jul 2014 #16

I returned again today to get more pictures, including a back view cpwm17 Jul 2014 #15

These are beautiful, thanks locks Jul 2014 #19