Sunny, warm and a light breeze
We gathered at the pool this afternoon after our activities in Kissimmee and were keeping an eye to the skies above the condominium complex. Plenty of pigeons, doves, grackles, and then suddenly…. as we promised yesterday, our first Swallowtail kite of the year. As we watched, as second joined this bird in flight and the two flew at some distance from us in close proximity to one another. Suddenly another, then another, and before long, we had six Swallowtail kites in the air at the same time!
I decided to move closer to the woodlands over which the kites had first appeared and within several minutes of arriving at this site, I had one more kite fly directly overhead.
I waited patiently for some time after that, hoping to photograph another kite at closer range.
The show was over, however, and we did not see another kite. True, it was late in the afternoon, and the light was waning, so perhaps they had all gone to their evening roost(s). Tomorrow is another day, so I’ll give it another shot and let you know if we could find these magnificent aerialists once again.
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