Spring has officially sprung at the aviary in Pittsburgh, and there's plenty to see -- from Vivienne the baby sloth, to Black Kites and other birds of prey in the free-flight show, to the return ...

Zack Gil, of Homer Glen, prepares to fly a butterfly kite with his daughter Emilia Gil, 3 1/2. “They are very graceful and artistic,” Elizabeth Agui of Tinley Park said of the large kites ...

Kelly McGill flies a penguin kite on Sunday at the 12th annual New Era Kite Festival. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough) Children took their free kites outside and learned how to make them fly.

CHARLESTON — A kite flying professional and his team will demonstrate their skills as part of the inaugural Charleston Butterfly Festival on Saturday, Aug. 3.

Peacock and butterfly kites flutter their iridescent wings; owls roll their eyes, and paper hawks wheel and dive.

A group looking to help preserve the Lange’s metalmark butterfly is holding a kite festival from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday to help raise awareness about the endangered species’ plight.

Rayanna Hoeft, left, and Sarah Parker sort through butterfly kites in the McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center in preparation for the SOAR Family Day, March 5. Photo by Andy Coughlan Photo by Andy ...

The 74-year-old Abdul Rauf’s butterfly and batman train kites, Team Mangalore’s Kathakali, and Cat Kite team’s inflatable kites on cats and other animals will be among the kites that will ...