Swallow-tailed Kites

I went out to the ranch lands south of Orlando yesterday.
Driving along the rural roads we sighted several Swallow-tailed kites.

No 1 Swallow-tailed Kite having lunch on the wing

Very nice set. I really like the first shot. Well captured.

Well done Bill, I've never seen these birds myself. Love that first image, great title.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #10595385
Very nice set. I really like the first shot. Well captured.

ajosteve wrote in post #10595521
Well done Bill, I've never seen these birds myself. Love that first image, great title.

Thanks Levina, and Steve;
It's very interesting to watch them catch and eat their meals on the wing. That's a new version of fast food takeout.

First shot is great!

Thanks Judy;
This was the first time I had seen them with food in flight.

Nice shoots! These are some of the most amazing birds to watch in flight with the way they seem to be able to glide forever. Love #1

Great series. I saw a grackle chasing one of these guys today. Wish I could get some shots of them.

Nice going, Bill. While visiting that area earlier this year, I saw a number of these beauties but only got distant shots once. I'll be back.

rdubrey wrote in post #10600615
Nice shoots! These are some of the most amazing birds to watch in flight with the way they seem to be able to glide forever. Love #1

Thank you very much.
They are almost always on the move.

bettyn wrote in post #10601345
Great series. I saw a grackle chasing one of these guys today. Wish I could get some shots of them.

Thanks Betty;
They are such magnificent birds, they are a pleasure to watch in action.

sparker1 wrote in post #10601974
Nice going, Bill. While visiting that area earlier this year, I saw a number of these beauties but only got distant shots once. I'll be back.

I hope to find a spot where they are nesting. Otherwise you are just limited to a random fly by.

Super work on these Bill. These remind me of the one that glided about 10 feet above my car on my drive into the Everglades this spring. Such cool birds.

First one is great.

Nighthound wrote in post #10605922
Super work on these Bill. These remind me of the one that glided about 10 feet above my car on my drive into the Everglades this spring. Such cool birds.

There's a lot of these birds in the Everglades Park near the Flamingo Marina area. Saw quite a few of them there but was never able to get any shots of them.

Nighthound wrote in post #10605922
Super work on these Bill. These remind me of the one that glided about 10 feet above my car on my drive into the Everglades this spring. Such cool birds.

Thanks Steve;
We would stop along the road when we saw one overhead and occasionally we would get a a few shots before they were out of range.

Waldemar Sikorski wrote in post #10605946
First one is great.

Thanks Val;
That one flew the closest to us.

bettyn wrote in post #10606517
There's a lot of these birds in the Everglades Park near the Flamingo Marina area. Saw quite a few of them there but was never able to get any shots of them.

Thanks again Betty;