The Kite

 

Red Kites have become quite a common sight in the sky around where I live, normally  I just watch them soaring around near our house and loving their aerobatics. Often you hear one calling from a tree nearby. The other day I had my phone on hand and tried to get a photo of one with that 

 

 I took one of him in the tree which was not so good

I was quite pleased when I managed to get a shot of one flying over

Zooming in 10x's bright me a little closer

 I thought I'd get a closer look at the fellow so got my compact zoom

A nice looking bird

And I'm sure it was watching me while I took photo's a few moment later it was flying off from the tree and swooping over my way. it was huge but too fast for a shot with my compact. It was most likely a female from the size as they tend to be bigger than the males.

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Sky at Christmas Common

I had a day off work the other week on St Patricks day to go off with my wife for a Picnic at a place called Christmas Common. After going for a walk in the cold sunshine we headed back to the car for a coffee, we felt it was too cold to sit around outside.

Mind you we had stood around for ages watching the arial antics of the Red Kites

Kites & Buzzards

The other day my wife and I were watching this tractor raking up the hay in a field nearby

while overhead an aerial display was going on

The Red Kites were swooping after small rodents like mice & voles

There was more than one 

 So here are a few of the photos I took of them

Red Kite after taking a swipe at the mice

A buzzard flying past

Then landing in a tree

Kite on the wing














Red Kite trailing Grass

A kite and Buzzard flying past each other and another pair of kites one trailing a grass tail

This crow tried to dive bomb the Kite, he just swerved out the way as you can see.

 Not sure if he has a mouse of is claring the grass away, eitherway this is how they feed on the wing

Another taking a peck at somthing while flying

I'll finish with the buzzard as he few away.

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