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Male snail kite with banding.
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Central Florida
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jccj58 said:
Yeah they use those long talons and curved beak to extract the snails from their shells. I'm going to post a video soon of one doing that. And thanks!

John
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What a use! And I'm excited for your upcoming post of a kite extracting a snail! I haven't ever seen that before, considering I live all the way across the states, where snail kites are no where in sight!
 

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North America
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Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
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snail kite.jpg
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Date taken
Tue, 17 September 2019 8:01 AM
Dimensions
1030px x 952px

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