#BirdOfTheDay theme is #migratorybirds. #SwallowtailedKites migrate every year from South America to Florida in early March and return in late August. #birds #birdsofprey #swallowtail #blacksndwhite

A medium large raptor with black back feathers and split tail , underlying white wing feathers and white head and neck resting on a dead pine branch.

A medium large raptor with black back and split tail feathers, white head neck, chest, and breast resting on a dead pine branch with his tail feathers spread, pulling one into a curve.

Until the developers developed we had Swallow-tailed Kites flying over our neighborhood😢 in NE FL

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Swallow-tailed Kites are showing up in Florida.

I had six give me some good looks. Shot on February 27th, 2025 in Indian River County Florida.

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