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Image Number: 5369184

American swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)) (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photographer:
Joe Nicholson
Descriptor:
Adult(s)
Description:
Hundreds of Swallow-tailed Kites gather each summer at roosts in Florida and fly up from their roosts on morning thermals to start their daily soaring for food. This kite is near the St. Johns River in Florida before its leaves for its yearly journey to Brazil.
Image type:
Field

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Node Affiliation:
Bugwood - UGA
Image uploaded:
Friday, March 7, 2008
Image last updated:
Friday, September 12, 2008