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Red Kite
Jonno52

Red Kite (Milvus milvus)

My first since 2017, and I almost missed it (had to lean out of the window and point the lens up nearly vertically).

Thank you for your comments, stay safe and well.

John
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Habitat
Favours hilly country with a mixture of mature deciduous woodland and open fields, sometimes near rivers and lakes but less tied to water than the Black Kite (source: Opus)
Location
London, UK (taken at home)
Date taken
5 May 2022
Scientific name
Milvus milvus
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D Mk II, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/2000th sec, f/5.6, ISO 640. Av, exposure bias +1⅓ EV
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Reactions: Scridifer, K4ren, Ted Y. and 2 others
bievreJJ
congratulations, John, excellent aerial capture of this magnificent raptor, showing great colours against a wonderful sky, a real beauty, many tfs!!
 
Kits
Excellent! Well worth the effort, John, glad you didn’t fall out of the window! Wonderful detail and focusing.

PS - thank you for the dust bath information which was interesting.
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Jonno52
Date added
View count
336
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2000 second(s)
ISO
640
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Red Kite 443A4917 1300 standard BF.jpg
File size
106.4 KB
Date taken
Thu, 05 May 2022 10:28 AM
Dimensions
1300px x 813px

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