The Kite
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the vulture, and the kite after its kind." These are all birds of prey, that is, they live
by destroying other animals, and some of them are very fierce and cruel; I suppose
this is one reason why they were not to be eaten.
The kite is a large bird, more than two feet long; and when its wings are spread it
would take a string five feet and a half long to stretch from the tip of one across to
the other. It does not fly very rapidly, but its motion in the air is very graceful and
beautiful. On this account it has sometimes been called the Gled, or the gliding bird.
The kite is very much dreaded and disliked by those who have ducks and chickens,
because it carries them off for food. It also eats frogs and moles: it is said that more
than twenty of the latter have been found in one Kite's nest. It is a cowardly bird,
and does not attack any animal that is strong enough to defend itself. Its nest is
usually built between the forked branches of some tall tree in the thickest part of the
forest; and if you could look into one of them in the spring, you would probably see
three eggs, almost white, but a little tinged with blue.
by destroying other animals, and some of them are very fierce and cruel; I suppose
this is one reason why they were not to be eaten.
The kite is a large bird, more than two feet long; and when its wings are spread it
would take a string five feet and a half long to stretch from the tip of one across to
the other. It does not fly very rapidly, but its motion in the air is very graceful and
beautiful. On this account it has sometimes been called the Gled, or the gliding bird.
The kite is very much dreaded and disliked by those who have ducks and chickens,
because it carries them off for food. It also eats frogs and moles: it is said that more
than twenty of the latter have been found in one Kite's nest. It is a cowardly bird,
and does not attack any animal that is strong enough to defend itself. Its nest is
usually built between the forked branches of some tall tree in the thickest part of the
forest; and if you could look into one of them in the spring, you would probably see
three eggs, almost white, but a little tinged with blue.