Swallow-Tailed Kite

Swallow-Tailed Kite

 

I have photographed swallow-tailed kites during trips to Florida.  This one flew out of an orange orchard then circled above me a couple of times before disappearing again.  I was lucky to capture a few good images of this bird in flight during the minute or so that it was close by.

 

I have been using The Cornell Lab of Ornithology – All about Birds site to  help identify birds.  You can check their entry on the swallow-tailed kite at: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Swallow-tailed_Kite/id

 

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