Theory on unusual kite breeding behavior

I am thinking that the wrapping of wings around the female by the male Mississippi Kite (as in this photo and reported in earlier post below) may be a way to provide stability and balance while the male mounts the female. Some birds achieve this balance by rapidly fluttering their wings. And I have seen some birds that are rather unbalanced during copulatory behavior.

The Mississippi Kite I observed and photographed was very stable and balanced during the relatively long copulatory period (from mounting to dismounting, it lasted almost a minute). The caveat is that just because this is a logical explanation does not make it accurate.

SeEtta