His Majesty, the Red Kite (Milan Royal) by GiMi53
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Description
The Red Kite (Milvus milvus) is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers.
In Belgium, the population declined to 1-3 pairs in the 1970s, then a recovery was observed: today the estimation is around 50-60 couples of this rare species.
Picture taken yesterday (July 1st) in front of our home in Rulles (South Belgium), above a just mowed meadow... not a perfect picture but nevertherless, I’m proud of it: my best capture of this extraordinary bird so far...
This bird is the main reason for my opposition to the construction of windmills in South Belgium... (wind turbine kills kite
In French: Milan Royal
Thank you very much for your comments on my previous upload:
"Chrysotoxum"
"Chrysotoxum"
Comments (18)
MrsRatbag
Nice shot of this beauty!
dreampaint
nice capture.
Hendesse
Fantastic "in flight" capture. Impressive pose.
bebert
SPLENDIDE !!!!
jayfar
Wonderful capture.
drifterlee
Beautiful shot!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful capture and shot !
wotan Online Now!
Very cool, realy majestic!
Feliciti
excellent captured !! a beautiful Bird !!
fallen21
Beautiful capture.
bobrgallegos
Wonderful capture!
whaleman
Very nice!
rainbows
A glorious in flight capture, dear Michel. You did so well. Hugs, kisses, Bisous. DiDi. xx
dakotabluemoon
Nice capture of this awesome bird.
GiMi53
my next upload:
"old radiator cap"
gonzojr
Oh wow incredible!!
aksirp
a real majestic picture!
anmes
This is a very unusual profile of a red kite. Great shot. same problem in UK. In the '60s we lived in mid WaLES, ONE OF THE last bastions of the kite and a sighting was special. now in mid Wales , near Aberystwyth there is a feeding area where they fly in in huge numbers. The protection programme has been a huge success. they are a fantasic sight in the air.