red kite

Activity was high with a meadow being mowed, leaving frightened and tasty moles and voles exposed to hungry Red Kites. Digiscoped using Olympus E620 through a Skywatcher ED80 600mm refractor telescope with support from a Lensmaster gimbal head.

Red kite at Winlaton 3rd November 2012

Hi Peeps, We got back from our travels to Gods Country yesterday, so we're grounded for about 10 days now. I really hope I get out to get some new pics soon, I hate having to post OLD pics, but its 3 more from the archives for ya today, LOL.

Since returning from France I've not done a lot of birding/photography due to a number of reasons. However, yesterday I had another look through the files from last year's trip to Gigrin and came across quite a few that haven't yet seen the light of day. Here's one of them.

Taken earlier today at Gigrin Farm, Rhayader. A beautiful day - if a little cool out of the sun!

Well Peeps, Its post and run from me this morning...I'm gonna bus it to Rye Harbour, and see whats around? Hope the weather stays good for you, see y'all later.

A Red Kite soaring above the courtyard of Harewood House.

One from the archives

A raptor day for y'all today.

Some wonderful Red Kites soaring through the sky.

Another from the recent encounter on the anomaly, shunned by the Red Kites, hounded and harassed whilst grabbing the odd meal

another of this leucistic Red Kite, from Gigrin

I like the fierce look in the eyes.

Red Kite stooping, it was nice to get one right side up as most of the day I managed belly shots

The look on the Buzzards face says it all, and to be fair to the Buzzard it didn't flinch as the Kite had a good go at moving it from its meal, next frame the Buzzard is still there and the kite had moved on

I had a great day a few weeks back with Rod and Paul where I've never filled so many memory cards before with Pied Flys, Redstarts and these beautiful birds too......I hope you all enjoy the jubilee weekend.

has to be one of the nicest backs of any bird in flight, the markings and colours are outstanding especially on a sunny day

simply stunning, elegant and fearsome, what a bird