Went to @argatyredkites.bsky.social last Friday. Great place with really friendly and knowledgable staff. Amazing opportunity to see 30 or more majestic Red Kites circling, swooping and diving at close quarters.
#birdingscotland #redkites
I’m sat in a very quiet waiting room and I guffawed at this description of Pigeons in the Tom Bowser book - ‘A Sky Full of Kites’
“…those plump little Ministers in their Pink Cardigans…”
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#read #book #books #rewilding #rewild #scotland #tombowser #redkites #argaty #bird #birds #stirling #nature
There was a wonderful #Radio4 programme a few years ago about #RedKites and feeding stations. The reporter walked into a field with the warden. They slung a load of red meat onto a feeding table. Then you heard the plaintive cries and then the whooshing of wings as the flock came home to feed.
Red Kite gliding
We've had a glorious spell of cold but clear skies the last few days here in Northern Scotland. In the still fairly low sun the Red Kites are just magnificent. #BirdOfTheDay #photogenic #birds #photography #Olympus #RedKites
A Red Kite cruising over Easter Ross, Northern Scotland today.
So lucky to see them almost daily at the moment.
Photo cropped
#birds #ukbirding #redkites #raptors #Olympus
"A Sky Full of Kites" is the story of the Argaty Red Kite project, and the re-establishing of these magnificent raptors to Scotland.
💻: https://tinyurl.com/3pjtc4d4
#ArgatyRedKite #RedKites #WildlifeConservation #ScotlandWildlife
Red Kite looking for lunch
Red Kite using a headwind to stabilise itself
It's a right bright, windy day here today (26/02) in Northern Scotland. Delighted to see some old pals back as I sat with my coffee in the garden. They must have known #BirdOfTheDay theme was #WideOpenWings.
#Birds #UKbirding #RedKites #Raptors #Olympus
Red kites in West Yorkshire. Photos taken on my phone so not the sharpest 🤪 #redkites #yorkshirebirds #birdsinflight #birdofprey
Red kite hunting
#redkites #ukbirds #birds #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nikonphotography #thewildden
Heavily cropped cuz these two beauts didn't fly too close as i was stood in my back garden this morning, shame the light was abysmal also. #redkites #birdphotography #birdofprey #worcsbirds @worcswt.bsky.social #potd #photooftheday #photography #bird
Red kite hunting voles in the meadow
#redkites #birds #ukbirdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #nikonphotography
For Twosday here's the 2 #RedKites that were flying over Attingham Park on Saturday. There were 3 in total plus a buzzard but I couldn't get them all in shot 🤷. #Birds #Nature #BlueSky 🙂
There were three #RedKites flying above Attingham Park this morning just couldn't get them in focus but you can tell what they are 😊 #Birds #BlueSky
Documentaries show that predators such as #barnowls, #eagleowls, #tawnyowls, #kestrels, #commonbuzzards, #redkites, #foxes can be secondarily poisoned if they eat poisoned #mice. Long-term monitoring of barn owls reveals widespread contamination with #rodenticides
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Took a trip two years ago to stay on the shores of #StrangfordLough after seeing the wonderful @MeganMcCubbin at the amazing #CastleEspie. I live down south on our Island and it's great to see NI being highlighted like this. I especially loved seeing the #RedKites
Some shots I took yesterday of one of the red kites that live nearby. Forgive the quality, I'm still getting used to an AF lens #Nature #RedKites #Photography
An Easter Ross Red Kite for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdsInFlight
#birds #ukbirding #redkites #scotland #birdsseenin2026 #olympus
Red Kite Feeding Station - Gigrin Farm - Rhayader, Wales was frantic at times. Birds are coming in to feed faster than you could track. #redkites #raptor #birdsofprey #wales #photography
Wild red kites, photographed in #Wales at feeding time on Gigrin Farm - Rhayader. Notice the very pale feathers of the leucistic individual, a rare genetic condition causing a partial or total lack of pigment. #birds #photography #redkites #wales #nature #outdoors
A Red Kite in flight taken at a Bird’s of Prey Photoshoot
🪶 A Red Kite in flight taken at a Bird’s of Prey Photoshoot in Diepenbeek 🇧🇪
#photography #birds #birdphotography #canoneos #belgium #birdwatching #nature #photographer #redkites #birdsofprey #redkite #wildlifephotography #birdslovers #limburg
I think Red Kites are wonderful things, and we have lots of them here in North Yorkshire. Bored of cats (if ever), I decided to paint one. I wrote a poem too and will post that soon. #redkites www.paulglover.uk @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @birdpainter67.bsky.social @birdpainter.bsky.social
Have you read our recent paper looking at how #COVID19 #lockdown changed foraging behavior of #redkites in Switzerland? 🦅 (🧵⬇️) doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
@vogelwarte.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org
"A Sky Full of Kites" is the story of the Argaty Red Kite project, and the re-establishing of these magnificent raptors to Scotland.
💻: https://tinyurl.com/3pjtc4d4
#ArgatyRedKite #RedKites #WildlifeConservation #ScotlandWildlife
"In Spain, the relocation project in Extremadura has seen three mating pairs so far that have produced two surviving chicks. With more tagged red kites due to reach sexual maturity next year, it is hoped these numbers will multiply."
🌄🦅🪺 #RedKites #Conservation #Wildlife #Nature
