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bird-of-the-day · 2 years

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BOTD: Snail Kite

^image credit: Andreas Trepte, Wikipedia

Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)

The Snail Kite is named because its diet consists almost entirely of Apple Snails. They glide low and slow over marshes, and drop to pick up a snail with one foot from the surfaces of water or plants. They are believed to turn to alternative food sources only when Apple Snails become scarce, such as during drought.

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birding-with-tortoise · 1 month

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Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus),

Sighted at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

#birb #bird photography #birdblr #birdphotography #birdwatching #birblr #birds #bird pics #accipitriformes #accipitridae #kite bird #black-winged kite

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clarabellerphotography · 9 months

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Red Kite

Location: Northamptonshire, GB

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errantsquam · 1 year

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messenger raptor

#original character #oc #ekaitz #a70d #kite #kite bird #well she's BASED OFF a kite #not 1:1 but #yeah

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frippp · 1 year

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Snail kite :)

#snail kite #kite #kite bird #birdblr #birds of prey

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fifthmagik · 1 month

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Kite Surfing

#surfin bird #nature #birds of prey #Kite bird

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great-and-small · 4 months

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snail kite meme #3

#memes #national bird day #Florida snail kite

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webberwoof · 3 months

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ive wanted to get a close up pic of a black shouldered kite for so long and it finally happened 😭😭😭 SO HAPPY

#birds #birding #ornithology #special interest #bird #bird photography #birdblr #australian birds #black shouldered kite #black-shouldered kite #accipitridae #accipitriformes

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herpsandbirds · 7 months

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Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus), family Accipitridae, endemic to Australia

photograph by Nik Borrow

#kite #hawk #raptor #bird #elanus #accipitridae #australia #animals #nature

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niqvassieart · 1 year

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Studies of a beautiful red kite released yesterday on the nature reserve having recovered from being found grounded on a grouse moor a few weeks ago, full of shot pellets and with a broken wing.

Amazing work by the vets, wildlife rehabilitator and all involved! Back in the skies once more <3

#red kite #bird #bird art #kite #bird of prey #raptor #british wildlife #pencil #drawing #wildlife #sketch #artists on tumblr #animal art

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bird-of-the-day · 2 years

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BOTD: Pearl Kite

^photo credit: Wikipedia

Pearl Kite (gampsonyx swainsonii)

The Pearl Kite is the smallest raptor in the Americas, or the smallest neotropical raptor (various sources stated different things.). It feeds mainly on lizards, especially the Knobbed Pacific Iguana. However, it also takes small birds, frogs, and insects.

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