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Red Kite
[Milvus milvus]

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 61 in.]

This Red Kite in flight was photographed at the Red Kite Feeding Station at Gigrin Farm, Rhayader, Wales. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

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Red Kite
[Milvus milvus]

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Snail Kite
[Rostrhamus sociabilis]

[Length 17 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

Snail Kites are local residents in restricted areas of southern Florida. This immature Snail Kite was photographed dining on an Apple Snail along the canal on the Tamiami Trail in south-central Florida. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1979)

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Snail Kite
[Rostrhamus sociabilis]

[Length 17 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This immature Snail Kite in flight was photographed along the canal on the Tamiami Trail in south-central Florida. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1979)

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Swallow-tailed Kite
[Elanoides forficatus]

[Length 22 in. Wingspan 51 in.]

This Swallow-tailed Kite was photographed at Liberty, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: August 14, 2004)

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Swallow-tailed Kite
[Elanoides forficatus]

[Length 22 in. Wingspan 51 in.]

This Swallow-tailed Kite was photographed at Liberty, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: August 12, 2004)

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White-tailed Kite
[Elanus leucurus]

[Length 15 in. Wingspan 39 in.]

The White-tailed Kite occurs on the coastal plains of Texas and the coastal plains and inland valleys of California and southwestern Oregon. It is easily recognized by its overall gray color, black shoulders, and white tail. It will also hover like a Kestrel when hunting over the open grassy areas it prefers. This one was photographed hunting near Laguna Atascosa NWR in southeastern Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1988)

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White-tailed Kite
[Elanus leucurus]

[Length 15 in. Wingspan 39 in.]

The White-tailed Kite occurs on the coastal plains of Texas and the coastal plains and inland valleys of California and southwestern Oregon. It is easily recognized by its overall gray color, black shoulders, and white tail. It will also hover like a Kestrel when hunting over the open grassy areas it prefers. This one was photographed near Laguna Atascosa NWR in southeastern Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: December 1979)

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