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Why This Soaring, Spectacular Bird Needs Protection In Southern States

Southern Living
Swallow-tailed kites are large black and white birds of prey known for their distinctive tails and swooping capabilities mid-air,...
5 months ago

Do these birds start fires?

The Australian
The Black Kite is an opportunist hunter and scavenger that is often spotted around grass fires in Australia. Sometimes, great numbers of...
6 months ago

A woman won gold at the Olympics by eating more and exercising less to gain 22 pounds

Business Insider
British kitefoiler Ellie Aldridge put on 22 pounds over the last few years to help her win gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
3 months ago

In India, Two Brothers Are Saving Black Kites from a Surprising Foe: Paper Kites

National Audubon Society
When brothers Mohammed Saud and Nadeem Shahzad found their first injured Black Kite, they had no idea what to do with the bloody bird.
94 months ago

Vegan Restaurant and Food Truck Roundup

Toledo City Paper
Eating out can be a challenge for vegans. It is often difficult to find a restaurant that has a vegan menu, let alone a full dining...
4 months ago

Inter-individual differences in foveal shape in a scavenging raptor, the black kite Milvus migrans

Nature
Birds, and especially raptors, are believed to forage mainly using visual cues. Indeed, raptors (scavengers and predators) have the highest...
55 months ago

How the Black Kite turned from hunter to scavenger

The Hindu
On-field observations suggest that like crows, Black Kites also show opportunistic predatory traits by feeding on road kills or by snatching...
61 months ago

Birds - Big Cypress National Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)

National Park Service (.gov)
Over 190 bird species can be seen in Big Cypress National Preserve! Some species are only here for a season, while others make the preserve their home year...
11 months ago

For two brothers, saving Delhi’s kites brings fame but not enough financial support

Earth Island Institute
An Oscar nomination has brought fame to two brothers devoted to saving Delhi's black kites, but real aid is still hard to come by.
17 months ago

The story of two bird-saving brothers in India gets an Oscar nom, an HBO premiere

NPR
Shaunak Sen was stuck in a traffic jam one evening in 2018 when he looked up at the hazy, polluted skies of Delhi and saw dozens of raptors,...
25 months ago