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    Hoping this one will hang around later today



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    Re: Red kite passes by

    Back again but not as close:





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      Re: Red kite passes by

      Lovely animal. Don't see many in our part of the country.
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      • #4
        Re: Red kite passes by

        Originally posted by Garry View Post
        Lovely animal. Don't see many in our part of the country.

        You probably will eventually as they are spreading fast. I never saw one here until 5-6 years ago, now they are here every day, sometimes several.


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        • #5
          Re: Red kite passes by

          Originally posted by Ian View Post
          You probably will eventually as they are spreading fast. I never saw one here until 5-6 years ago, now they are here every day, sometimes several.


          Ian
          There were a group of six of them living near by, a couple of years ago. I photographed them. They were here for here for more than a year.
          Now nowhere to be seen. Obviously moved on to another spot.
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            Re: Red kite passes by

            Originally posted by Garry View Post
            There were a group of six of them living near by, a couple of years ago. I photographed them. They were here for here for more than a year.
            Now nowhere to be seen. Obviously moved on to another spot.

            Having big roads with plenty of road-kill is an advantage


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            • #7
              Re: Red kite passes by

              The other day another smaller bird of prey flew quite low over the garden. It had a large fan shaped tale with stripes across it. Probably too small to be a buzzard, so maybe a sparrowhawk or a Peregrine falcon? We're in suburbia but with quite a lot of green wooded spaces nearby. There are plenty of pigeons for food


              We're really blessed for wildlife; there was even a bat swooping around last night.


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              • #8
                Re: Red kite passes by

                Originally posted by Ian View Post
                The other day another smaller bird of prey flew quite low over the garden. It had a large fan shaped tale with stripes across it. Probably too small to be a buzzard, so maybe a sparrowhawk or a Peregrine falcon? We're in suburbia but with quite a lot of green wooded spaces nearby. There are plenty of pigeons for food


                We're really blessed for wildlife; there was even a bat swooping around last night.


                Ian
                Almost guaranteed to be a Sparrow hawk. Typical of them to fly low over gardens in the hope of surprising small birds.

                Plus the description fits.
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