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Having a rest
Long-tailed Tit
Marsh tit
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Having a rest
Female Great tit in the snow
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delia todd

Having a rest (Milvus milvus milvus)

Some miles further on I stopped to check out two blobs in a tree - turned out to be yet another Red Kite pair!! Just a few years ago we wouldn't have seen any at all in the area and here we'd come across two pairs in a few miles.

Just amazing how they're spreading, obviously due to the release centres and the feeding centres which are/were in Aberdeen, Stirling and Dumfries. Making it much easier for them to find friends and pair up.

My best Red Kite day for many years.
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Habitat
Southern Grampian foothills, farming land
Location
Nr Noranside, Angus, Scotland
Date taken
21 August, 2024
Scientific name
Milvus milvus milvus
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
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ChrisMc1957
Love Red Kites Delia, having seen them in mid Wales and Majorca, (and Black Kites in the Lake District) fantastic birds. Tfs!!
 
Stanley Jones
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What fabulous news that this spectacular kite species is spreading. So many of our birds are on such a serious decline. Fabulous spot and capture of this impressive pair. TFS D!
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
delia todd
Date added
View count
144
Comment count
11

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
143.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
200
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Red Kite pair 21 August 2024.jpg
File size
389.1 KB
Date taken
Wed, 21 August 2024 2:29 PM
Dimensions
1500px x 1207px

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