A white-and-black, mid-sized raptor with a deeply forked tail, swallow-tailed kites ... and they've long soared through ...

A white-and-black, mid-sized raptor with a deeply forked tail ... and they've long soared through Florida's sub-tropical climate. "Part of what awes you is the bird's aerial grace as it swoops ...

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.