With the help of a good headwind, these kites flap their wings vigorously and maneuver their tails to stay in one spot, like a helicopter in mid-air, while searching the ground for prey. This species is presumed to be a resident throughout its range and non-migratory.
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With its body turned toward the wind and wings gently flapping, it hovers above the ground, a behavior that's so distinctive it's become known as kiting.
Aug 16, 2015 ˇ White-tailed Kite: Known for Hovering Above Its Prey - See the Amazing Flight of the White ...
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Grasslands and savannas are great places to fly a kite and that's exactly where you will find the White-tailed Kite, flying as if it were attached to a kite ...
Feb 13, 2021 ˇ ... kite as toy (diamond-shaped flying toy on a string ) got its name after this White-tailed Kite ...
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Jan 16, 2015 ˇ A White-tailed kite hawk goes hunting. At the end of the video he catches something (a vole I ...
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Young are able to fly at about 30-35 days, but may return to nest to sleep or to be fed for some time after. Adults may nest a 2nd time in same season, and if ...
Small to medium in size, kites have long white tails with relatively long, thin and pointed wings. Wing and tail shape help them maintain a hovering position ...
Flight. Flies with a dihedral, usually strong when soaring, modified when gliding. Employ languid, harrier-like wing beats but faintly stiffer and deeper ...
Aug 11, 2021 ˇ They hunt while hovering as high as 80 feet off the ground and doing an action with their wings called kiting, looking down while staying in one ...
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