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reddfrogg.bsky.social
A #SwallowTailedKite is today’s #BirdOfTheDay with the theme #Raptors.
September 23, 2026 at 1:27 PM
kehall25.bsky.social
I need to go rage birding
#swallowtailedkite #kites #BirdsofBlueSky #birds #swfl #naturephotography #photography #florida
July 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
normanwei.bsky.social
A swallow tailed kite and the moon. #birds #birds! #STK #swallowtailedkite #NikonZ9 #Floridabirds

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July 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
birdman1115.bsky.social
Swallow-tailed Kite #swallowtailedkite #birdsky #birds #birdphotography #naturalist #sonyphotography #birding #nature #ornithology #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography #followme #birder #birdlovers #naturelover #bestbirdshot #birdwatcher #birdlife #wildlife
April 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
reddfrogg.bsky.social
#birdoftheday theme is #inmotion #SwallowtailedKite early arrival in March 2026. Port Saint Lucie FL #birds #kite
May 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
joelbcohen.bsky.social
Swallow-tailed Kites are showing up in Florida.

I had six give me some good looks. Shot on February 27th, 2025 in Indian River County Florida.

#bird #birds #birding #wildlife #swallowtailedkite #swallowtailedkites
#wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #elanoides #forficatus
March 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
natureconnexion.ca
Best of 2024 birding year in review.
This SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was my #343 Lifer for New Brunswick, Canada. Observed on Grand Manan, NB.
#Bird #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Canon #Lifer #SwallowTailedKite #NatureConneXion
December 16, 2024 at 6:15 PM
seek-and-find.bsky.social
Swallow-tailed Kite picked up a little extra hay while hunting bugs. A flock had been following a farmer cutting his hayfield.
#SwallowtailedKite #bird #birds #raptor #raptors #raptorsofbluesky #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #photography
Swallow-tailed Kite hunting bugs got more than he bargained for.
December 14, 2024 at 8:32 PM
hab911.bsky.social
Froggy will not be home tonight - Swallow-tailed kite
#birdphotography #naturephotography #outdoorphotography
#wildlifephotography #photography #birds #ornithology
#nature #Swallowtailedkite #NikonPhotography #Nikon #D750
#AdobeCameraRaw #bluesky
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December 16, 2024 at 11:40 AM
asaomar.bsky.social
I was lucky enough to encounter my very first Swallow Tailed Kite today! I was so happy I had my camera with me.
📷 Canon EOS 7DMK2, Lens EF 70-200mm f2.8 mk2
Settings: 1/2500, f5.6, iso 640, 200mm
@canonusa.bsky.social @aba.org
#lifer #birding #shotoncanon #florida #swallowtailedkite
April 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
carriebk.bsky.social
Swallow-tailed Kite

#swallowtailedkite #birdofprey #raptor #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #florida #floridabirds #dailybird #birdsofbluesky #naturephotos
A bird of prey with deeply forked tail and bold black-and-white plumage flying against a clear blue sky.
March 15, 2026 at 4:40 PM
rowicz.bsky.social
🌎ALL #Nature is Amazing&Priceless IF NOT HumanCaused events🌎
#NATUREisMyReligion
#SwallowTailedKite
#BirdsOfPrey
#Rain
#Birds
#Trees
#BioDiversity
#SaveNature
#NatureLover
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateAction
#ClimateChange
#ClimateJustice ⚖️
#ClimateEmergency
#Forest #Ocean #Desert
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May 1, 2026 at 3:20 PM
neogonzo.bsky.social
The allure of #SwallowTailedKite is strong, to say the least. I've had luck seeing them in FL, NC but never New England. Finally had luck on my side and observed a few passes from a lingering pair in Cape Cod. Watching these birds fly is unreal: they’re beyond graceful and effortless. 😎✌️🪶🦅🪁 #birding
An adult Swallow-tailed Kite in flight over Cape Cod, MA An adult Swallow-tailed Kite in flight over Cape Cod, MA
May 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
rowicz.bsky.social
🌎ALL #Nature is Amazing&Priceless IF NOT HumanCaused events🌎
#NATUREisMyReligion
#SwallowTailedKite
#BirdsOfPrey
#Rain
#Birds
#Trees
#BioDiversity
#SaveNature
#NatureLover
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateAction
#ClimateChange
#ClimateJustice ⚖️
#ClimateEmergency
#Forest #Ocean #Desert
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The Secrets Behind the Swallow‑Tailed Kite's Perfect Flight | BBC Earth
YouTube video by BBC Earth
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May 1, 2026 at 3:20 PM
drunkendirewolf.bsky.social
#direwolfposting #bird #swallowtailedkite #birding #nature
April 5, 2026 at 1:22 PM
iamowls.bsky.social
Kettle of Kites
Each kite is based off of one I've seen.

Please don't redraw without permission.

#digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #painting #illustration #firealpaca #birdart #birds #kites #swallowtailedkite #elanoides #elanoidesforficatus
4 swallow tailed kites flying: -1: the lowest and largest one, facing forewords with its underside visible -2: left of center, much smaller than 1, facing right and diving down with its back visible 3: right and above center, slightly smaller than 2, facing up and left with its underside visible 4: left of center and almost at the top, smaller than 3, facing right with its underside visible They have black primaries and secondaries, black eyes, white head, belly, and under tail coverts, the tops of their tails are dark grey and the undersides black, grey backs and feet, and light grey beaks with black tips. The sky is blue.
September 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
neogonzo.bsky.social
I had an extra 1.5 days after a work conference in North Carolina. I set out to find the finest bird the state had to offer and I believe I was successful: a #SwallowTailedKite in the Juniper Creek Game Lands area. YES ! 😎🦅🪶✌️#birding
An adult Swallow-tailed Kite flying overhead
April 30, 2024 at 2:39 PM
rippem.bsky.social
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social thanks for the theme, I’m going with the alt, #FlyingHigh #SwallowTailedKite which is a vagrant here in MA, but! There’s a returning family every year down at the cape. Taken with #CanonR5 on a 200-800mm
August 19, 2026 at 10:41 AM
rebeccam31.bsky.social
For Alan’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #raptors, I have a buffet of kites. #BrahminyKite #BlackWingedKite #SnailKite #SwallowTailedKite #birds #travel #WildlifePhotography #ECK
Brahminy Kite. Close up of the torso and inner wings of a large raptor. Its head and breast are white, and the rest of its body is a rich reddish brown. Its feet and short hooked beak are a light yellow. Female snail kite. A large charcoal colored bird sits on a limb with its back to the camera. Its white head is turned in profile and has a charcoal arched stripe that meets its eye and charcoal on the top of its head. Its short hooked beak in black. Black-winged kite. A large bird sits at the very top of a snag against a light blue sky. Its underside is white, as is its head. It has a black arched stripe”mask.” The back, wing, and tail are a charcoal gray. Swallow-tailed kite. In a slate blue sky, a large white bird sails. The birds wingtips and tail are black-tipped. Its tail is segmented in two. Its short hooked beak is gray with a black tip.
June 20, 2026 at 10:53 AM
birdnet.bsky.social
🐦 Swallow-tailed Kite detected!

Confidence: 74%
Time: Apr 7, 2026, 1:15 PM EDT

#SwallowtailedKite #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/6660024728

📷 Photo: Rae Galatas (Unsplash)
Photo of a Swallow-tailed Kite
April 7, 2026 at 5:26 PM
adventuresswfl.bsky.social
Perched high in J.N. Ding Darling, the Swallow-tailed Kite displays stunning contrast between its white body and black wings. These migrants use exposed branches to survey wetlands for food. A true master of the landscape! #MicroNatDocs #AdventuresSWFlorida #SwallowtailedKite
August 7, 2026 at 9:32 PM
carriebk.bsky.social
A Swallow-tailed kite is rare for Southern California.

#swallowtailedkite #kite #raptor #birdofprey #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #dailybird #birdsofbluesky #naturephotos #LAwildlife #losangeles
A bird of prey perched on a tree branch with dense green foliage and red leaves in the background. A bird of prey spreading its wings while perched on a tree branch with dense green foliage and red leaves in the background. A bird of prey perched on a tree branch with dense green foliage and red leaves in the background. A bird of prey flying against a clear blue sky.
June 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
speakforthetrees.com
Four separate birders have logged Swallow-tailed Kites within a mile of each other near South State Road on Ann Arbor's south side over the past two days. For this stretch of the Clayey High Lime Till Plains, that is about as unlikely as a bird sight…

#SwallowtailedKite #AnnArbor #RareBird #Birding
Clayey High Lime Till Plains — Speak for the Trees
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August 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM
birdnet.bsky.social
🐦 Swallow-tailed Kite detected!

Confidence: 90%
Time: Jul 22, 2026, 11:07 AM EDT

#SwallowtailedKite #BirdNET

🔊 Listen: https://app.birdweather.com/detections/9880419912

📷 Photo: Jim Summerson (Unsplash)
Photo of a Swallow-tailed Kite
July 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
mgnature.bsky.social
A delightful surprise in the skies over #capemaypoint a few minutes ago. #swallowtailedkite
April 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM