323 Lester Road, Apopka, Florida 32712, United States
Kites
Pepito - MISSISSIPPI KITE HATCHED 2013
As a very young bird, Pepito was transferred to ARC in 2014 from another rehabilitation facility where she lived for 4 weeks. During that time, Pepito suffered damage to the feathers from improper housing and became imprinted on humans.
Keelee - MISSISSIPPI KITE HATCHED 2017
KeeLee was found on the road with an old poorly-healed fracture of her right wing and her plumage was infested with feather mites. Her injury was severe and she is not able to be released to the wild. Like most birds of prey, there is a dramatic difference between their juvenile plumage and adult plumage. KeeLee will eventually look like Pepito. The picture of KeeLee on the left shows her juvenile plumage and the picture on the right shows her molting into her adult plumage.