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Raptors (Vultures?) Grenoble, France (1 Viewer)
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Sangahyando
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Looks more like Black Kite. They're fairly gregarious as well.
Sangahyando
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Well, pics 2-5 are a bit too blurry for me to be certain of anything, other than that they are moulting kites. But the first one looks like a typical Black Kite IMO.
Size can be difficult to gauge sometimes. But there are other useful cues, such as comparing the length of the tail to the breadth of the wings. Griffon Vulture has broad wings and a short tail, i.e. a very different ratio compared to these birds.
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Valéry Schollaert
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First one is definitely a juvenile Black Kite. Black Kites leave early to Africa, and a groupe of 9 should be unusual ; last bird is definitely (older) Red Kite, and I suspect 3 other photos to show the same individual Red Kite.
Therefore, your group is a group of Red Kites (common at this time of year), with one or two late Black Kites in it (most of late Black Kites are juvenile indeed).
Therefore, your group is a group of Red Kites (common at this time of year), with one or two late Black Kites in it (most of late Black Kites are juvenile indeed).
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