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A Swallow-tailed Kite hangs out in a tree overlooking a cow pasture adjacent to Fairfield United Methodist Church in Piedmont, SC. 50+ kites were gathered in this tree for a pre-migration roost to rest and feed to prepare for their nearly 5000+ mile journey to South America where they will spend the winter.
Shortly after sunrise, and after many preening themselves, many of the birds left this tree and were making low passes over the adjacent cow pasture catching dragonflies and other insects to eat. Swallow-tailed Kites are a fairly uncommon species here in Upstate SC and the presence of such a large roost in an area where they are already unusual brought out birders and photographers left and right.