National Kite Flying Day is celebrated annually on February 8. It is a day to step into the great outdoors, feel the winter ...

Nothing excites a birder like a rarity. And, although one should probably take the high ground and view all rare birds with equality, that’s not always the case. Many people will get more excited over ...

The striking gold/red plumage and characteristic forked tail of the red kite have always been a joy to behold from the ground. Now, thanks to drone technology, you can experience what it would be like ...

What do you get when you combine the broad wings and big body of a raptor with a little curved beak on a small dove-like head? You get the gray-headed kite. The gray-headed kite (Leptodon cayanensis) ...

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Every year, visitors from all over the country flock to Marion Square on the Charleston peninsula to watch majestic birds of prey swoop mere inches from their heads in a long-practiced flight routine.

They’re back! It's time for those gorgeous kites, with clean black-and-white plumage and scissor tails. Andy Day, biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, is also back to doing what ...

Ongoing climate change means Pennsylvania might lose its state bird, the Ruffed Grouse, to new migration patterns, but it seems the state is working on attracting new avian visitors. A Snail Kite, a ...

At one point there were only some 700 snail kites left in the world.But in the last decade or so, these dusky, red-eyed little raptors, found only in Florida, have made a comeback. Their rebound may ...

Experts have raised concerns over rising bird deaths and injuries caused by kite flying in Lahore, warning that the practice ...