A white-and-black, mid-sized raptor with a deeply forked tail, swallow-tailed kites (Elanoides forficatus) are arguably the most acrobatic and athletic of birds found in the Sunshine State.

Swallow-tailed kites arrived here a few weeks ago, and now is the prime time for seeing one of these majestic birds. People here often see them flashing overhead during the spring months as they hunt ...