Swallow-Tailed Kite
The Swallow-tailed Kite is perhaps the most adept and acrobatic flier of all the raptors.
In some nests two eggs are laid, but the first chick that hatches kills the younger chick. Ornithologists refer to this as obligate siblicide.
Tyler Arboretum, Delaware County, PA
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Swallow-Tailed Kite
The Swallow-tailed Kite is perhaps the most adept and acrobatic flier of all the raptors.
In some nests two eggs are laid, but the first chick that hatches kills the younger chick. Ornithologists refer to this as obligate siblicide.
Tyler Arboretum, Delaware County, PA
3,139
views
100
faves
27
comments
Uploaded on August 28, 2021
Taken on August 15, 2021