A white-and-black, mid-sized raptor with a deeply forked tail, swallow-tailed kites (Elanoides ... trees 'hawking' insects," FWC says. "The kites eat all kinds of insects and small animals ...

Swallow-tailed kites arrived in Florida a few weeks ago, and now is the prime time for seeing one of these majestic birds. People here often see them flashing overhead during the spring months as they ...