Snail Kite

Snail Kite perched in a tree.
Snail Kite, Lake Tohopekaliga-Southport Park, FL, July 25, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 320; f/10; 1/500 sec.

This page is for the Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis).

Snail Kite perched on a wooden pole in the water.
Snail Kite, Lake Tohopekaliga-Southport Park, FL, July 25, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 200; f/11; 1/500 sec.
Snail Kite perched on a mooring pole in the water.
Snail Kite, Lake Tohopekaliga Saint Cloud, FL, July 25, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 250; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Snail Kite perched on a mooring pole in the water.
Snail Kite, Lake Tohopekaliga Saint Cloud, FL, July 25, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 400; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Snail Kite perched on a sign in the water.
Snail Kite, Lake Tohopekaliga Saint Cloud, FL, July 25, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 400; f/11; 1/1000 sec.