Learning to Fly 2

Manuka, as well as wild redtails, will also hunt by hovering while actively flapping her wings. This practice of "kiting" enables Manuka to find prey. Once prey has been discovered, Manuka folds her wings and swiftly "stoops," or dives, atop the unsuspecting prey. (This COMPOSITED image shows Manuka performing a kite and a stoop.)

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Manuka, as well as wild redtails, will also hunt by hovering while actively flapping her wings. This practice of "kiting" enables Manuka to find prey. Once prey has been discovered, Manuka folds her wings and swiftly "stoops," or dives, atop the unsuspecting prey. (This COMPOSITED image shows Manuka performing a kite and a stoop.)

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