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kites

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My wildlife checklist grew: red kites, black-winged kites, common buzzards, golden eagles, Spanish imperial eagles, a goshawk, three types of owl, two kinds of vulture.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Targeted species include eagles, red kites, peregrine falcons, hen harriers, goshawks and barn owls.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Some kitemakers have success with straws, but straws typically work better with diamond-shaped kites.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

And for the upper, it used a nearly translucent fabric inspired by the material used in kites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

And the reason for that was the kites.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini