White-Tailed Kite

[bolden]

In the same area as the Great Horned Owl there was a White-Tailed Kite.

[Darian]

Bolden,.... I sure do enjoy your photo's.... Please keep 'em coming....

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

I don't think I have ever seen one of these.

Are they common?

[Katz]

Wow!

You could turn these into quite a calendar or screensaver collection!

Thanks for posting 'em.

Katz

[Ed Wahl]

Not as common as they used to be. You've probably seen hundreds Bill, they're the ones that hover like giant slow-mo hummingbirds. These birds depend on wide open grasslands to hunt, the same kind of land that developers depend on. If you get to see one up close, they have beautiful,large, red eyes. Ed

[k.hanley]

This is a native species in our neck-o-the-woods. Biggest populations occur in California (especially the Sacramento Valley), as well as Oregon, and parts of northern Mexico. Though White-tailed Kites do make in-frequent vists throughout much of the U.S.

Great looking bird. Excellent hunter.

I recall that the scientists changed the bird's name some time ago, and then fairly recently they decided it was best to go back and use the original name. Whatever you call them, these birds are cool!!!!
Cheers, Ken
PS: Ed's comments are right on the mark.

[Rob]

This is a native species in our neck-o-the-woods. Biggest populations occur in California (especially the Sacramento Valley), as well as Oregon, and parts of northern Mexico. Though White-tailed Kites do make in-frequent vists throughout much of the U.S.

Great looking bird. Excellent hunter.

I recall that the scientists changed the bird's name some time ago, and then fairly recently they decided it was best to go back and use the original name. Whatever you call them, these birds are cool!!!!
Cheers, Ken
PS: Ed's comments are right on the mark.

Very true !!
I use to see them all over the sacramento area but I have never seen any here in Utah. The White tailed Hawk is deffenty the king of hovering ! They can stay in one spot for a while.