Delhi’s whirls of black kites are probably the world’s highest concentration of birds of prey. They have an important role to play, clearing up carrion and hunting rodents. But human-made kites – ...

Getting a kite airborne and keeping it there is an exercise in patience. Sometimes you have to try again and again before ...

A hushed group of bird watchers adjusted their binoculars against the setting sun as a flock of white-tailed kites swooped around their communal roost in a San Luis Obispo park last month. The Morro ...

British-born red kites are being flown abroad in a mission to help rescue the dwindling Spanish population. The birds of prey are threatened in parts of Spain by factors including poisoning and a ...