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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Lesley Hodgson (ma-at)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 242 W: 3 N: 187]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (1372) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-06-17 |
| Categories: Nature |
| Camera: Nikon D-70 |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-06-20 11:34 |
| Viewed: 431 |
| Points: 4 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Saturday spent hours in a hide photographing red kites. Lots of 'dots in the sky photos', this was one of the few more successful!
The red kite was trying to intimidate the Buzzard into dropping its food so that it could pick it up - they don't land, only swoop and scoop.
It was not successful!
Suggestions for improvements welcome...
Some more info about red kites:
Red kites have a chestnut-red body and a long, red, forked tail. When in flight you can see white patches on the underside of the wings. The wingspan of nearly two metres is tipped with black finger-like feathers. The powerful amber and yellow eyes enable the bird of prey to spot its dinner from a distance, and its sharp, hooked black beak allows it to kill and tear open small prey (for larger meals, such as sheep carcasses, the kite will wait for other scavengers to get in there first to open it up).
Red kites can be seen around areas of deciduous woodland with farmland and grassland in the vicinity.
In the middle ages you would have literally lost your head for killing a red kite. The punishment is no longer that severe, but any damage to the bird, its nest, eggs, or young, however, does come with a hefty fine or prison sentence.
In the UK, it is illegal to feed kites without a licence, so resist the temptation and visit a feeding station instead.
Kites could be mistaken for the buzzard is the most common bird of prey in Wales, but is smaller than the red kite and lacks the characteristic red colouring. |
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| To yuka1: Thank you | ma-at |
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