How does this Kite manage to fly so well?

One of the Black Kites at Berrimba Wetlands has no tail. These birds normally have that big tail moving back and forward actively in flight, but this one was doing quite okay without it

Quite surprising to see.

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The Mississippi Kites around here would offer a clue, and it has to do with why they're called "Kites" at all.

Tail action is needed when catching insects in flight. Soaring, not so much.

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