Swallow-tailed Kite Portrait - WInged Ambassadors

by Dawn Currie

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Swallow-tailed Kite Portrait - WInged Ambassadors

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Dawn Currie

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Photograph - Digital

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Photographic artwork by Dawn Currie – Portrait of a Swallow-tailed Kite, part of Winged Ambassadors Portfolio. This portfolio is in honor of our Winged Ambassadors, rescued birds that must remain in captivity due to injuries or imprinting on humans. Now they serve to educate the public regarding what we can do to protect our wildlife. As a nature photographer and wildlife rehab volunteer, these birds hold a special place in my heart. Completed as a fundraiser, I strove to capture portraits that celebrated their unique beauty. A portion of all proceeds will go to the Florida Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary in Palm Shores, Florida and to the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka, Florida.

Awards and PSA International Exhibitions:
- Photographic Society of America Bronze Portfolio Distinction

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Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus): The largest of North America kites, has black upperparts which contrast with white head and underparts. In flight it shows long pointed wings with black flight feathers and white wing linings. Has a 15-16 inch-long black tail with deep fork. The neck, breast and belly are white. The Swallow-tailed Kite is perhaps the most adept and acrobatic flier of all the raptors.

They breed mainly on or near coasts from Texas east to Florida, where it may occur statewide, and extends north to South Carolina; occur locally inland in Gulf Coast states. Winters in American tropics, where it also may breed. Inhabits swamps, marshes, river bottoms, and glades in open forests.

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February 15th, 2018

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