Star Tribune

Thinking of bird flight, wind, and where kites fit into equation

I have been watching bald eagles, sandhill cranes, ring-billed gulls and some hawks soaring, most often hundreds of feet above the land. The flight of an airplane high overhead reminded me of how ...
NPR

In Florida, an invasive snail is helping save an endangered bird

MOORE HAVEN, Fla. — In Florida's Everglades, few species are more closely tied to the habitat's health than an endangered bird, the snail kite. The Everglade snail kite is a raptor, similar to a hawk, ...
Indiatimes

'Bird injuries from kite strings could go up during long weekend'

In Delhi, Independence Day kite flying leads to numerous bird injuries, particularly from dangerous Chinese manjha. Despite a ban on synthetic kite strings, many birds are harmed annually. Veterinary ...
The New York Times

Meet the Bird Medics of New Delhi

Two brothers have given everything to treat raptors injured by a popular pastime. A black kite, a carnivorous scavenger, flying over the Ghazipur area of New Delhi. Black kites are a common sight in ...