In the Gull Pond several snail kites were perching. They took flight and landed right away

The Snail Kite, as its name suggests, feeds on snails, especially Pomacea freshwater snails known as apple snails. To extract the soft part the snail it inserts the hook into the shell to cut the muscle which connects the flesh to the shell. So the shell stays intact. The other apple snail predator is the limpkin which has a completely different bill. To reach the soft part the limpkin pecks at the shell making a hole. The presence or absence of a hole tells us who the predator is.

The Snail Kite, as its name suggests, feeds on snails, especially Pomacea freshwater snails known as apple snails. To extract the soft part the snail it inserts the hook into the shell to cut the muscle which connects the flesh to the shell. So the shell stays intact. The other apple snail predator is the limpkin which has a completely different bill. To reach the soft part the limpkin pecks at the shell making a hole. The presence or absence of a hole tells us who the predator is.

The Snail Kite, as its name suggests, feeds on snails, especially Pomacea freshwater snails known as apple snails. To extract the soft part the snail it inserts the hook into the shell to cut the muscle which connects the flesh to the shell. So the shell stays intact. The other apple snail predator is the limpkin which has a completely different bill. To reach the soft part the limpkin pecks at the shell making a hole. The presence or absence of a hole tells us who the predator is.