Photo 120021, (c) Kim Everett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kim Everett

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Associated observations

Photos / Sounds

What

White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)

Observer

keverettny

Date

May 20, 2012

Description

After turning a corner onto a less popular trail, I came upon two white-tailed kites hunting in a field of bright yellow wildflowers. They have a beautiful flight pattern in which they flutter their wings rapidly while hovering in one place, then drop straight down to the ground, and swoop back up again.

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