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Red Kite Resting
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Red Kite Resting (Milvus Milvus)

Isn't it funny? Yesterday I caught a family of kestrels in the meadow behind our house at about 150 yards. Today a red kite occupied exactly the same fence pole that I had caught the kestrel on yesterday in my gallery contribution. Seems like a claim for territory is going on: the kestrels kept sailing around that pole all the time.
Remember the Stones singing "Hey, you, get off of my fence, pardon, cloud."
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Habitat
Meadow
Location
near Cologne, Germany
Date taken
August 15, 2019
Scientific name
Milvus Milvus
Equipment used
Kowa 883, TE 11, 1.6 Adapter, Sony RX 100 II
Kits
That made me chuckle! A lovely capture of this handsome red kite.
 
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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That's a great close view you had PW!!!

I'm so jealous of you having so many raptors so close to home. Many thanks for showing them to us.
 
Stanley Jones
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Wonderful capture of this kite resting. I usually see great picture of them in flight. Top-notch pw!
 
P
Thanks a lot for all your positive feedback. I can only humbly confirm I'm indeed blessed to have those wonderful birds in my neighborhood. This fact and a fine scope (Kowa 883) help a lot.
 

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