Red Kite by danob

Photography • Creatures • posted on Nov 10, 2004

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Description

Latin name: Milvus milvus Description: A buoyant medium-large raptor with long wings and characteristic long deeply forked tail. Flight leisurely with constant twisting of tail and obvious white patches on the underwing. Adults have a pale head and a rufous body, tail and forewing. Juveniles show less red in their body and tail and have distinct white tips to their upper wing coverts giving a speckled paler appearance than an adult. Habitat: Likes open pasture and arable land with woods or shelterbelts for nesting. Closely associated with a wide variety of farmland practices and habitats. Food: The Red Kite is an opportunist scavenger and is very adaptable. Will hunt rodents (mice and rats), young birds (pigeons and crows), young rabbits and will eat insects such as worms, beetles and Crane Flies. Also eats carrion such as dead livestock, road kills and shot birds and offal. Will piratise food from crows and other birds including Kestrels. Breeding: Untidy stick nests built in the crown, lateral branches or forks of deciduous or coniferous trees. The nest is also decorated with varying amounts of rubbish such as plastic, wool, paper, clothes, bailer twine etc. 2-4 eggs laid in early April to early May. Eggs are incubated for 28-32 days and chicks leave the nest after 50-55 days. Status: Became extinct in Ireland in the early 19th century. The original Welsh population has been augmented by 6 separate release programmes in England and Scotland. Up to 10% of the Scottish population visit Ireland each winter, particularly immature first year birds. Thanks again for taking time to look and any comments

Comments (60)

vkharito

1:28PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

lovely capture.

vlaaitje

1:29PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

so as always very good details and dof...I like your bird shot, now I am waiting for the black swan !!

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iaacf

1:30PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

What a beauty.. I love birds of prey.

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i-popba

1:34PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

Wowww...!!!Powerful Shot..!!! very beautiful my friend..!!love it.. V

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Lary

1:36PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

WOOOW like allways :).....amazing capture...what a great details and so clear! :) V

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Sekadhar

1:39PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

Fantastic! Excellent shot:))!!!!

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Niutek

1:40PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

Oh, wow... Excellence, Danny. Perfect shot :))

wildfire2003

1:45PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

What a wonderful shot!! Wow!!**

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kenwas

1:47PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

Great shot!

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SoulSearcherr

1:51PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

wow..how do you get these wonderful pics..I can't get close to anything..lol..fantastic job

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gunsan

1:58PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

Again a fantastic shot, and much to learn!

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Silgrin

2:06PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

Great photo.

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zaberc

2:07PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

Yes!!!! Awesome new shot !!!!! Bravo !

jstsittinghere

2:20PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

incredible capture, perfect.

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Cosme..D..Churruca

2:28PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

You are a wizard ! Very well done !

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Onslow

2:29PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

Fabulous pic. - wonderful.

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chantal-france

2:41PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

Beautiful creature : love the wild expression of this bird. Wonderful!

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RodolfoCiminelli

3:06PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

Spectacular and very opportune capture Daniel!!! Vote

raven_nightmares

4:05PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

I have many memories of watching kites dance...they're some of the happiest I have...thank you for reminding me of them.

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Akinom

4:07PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

What an expression! A spectacular shot, my friend! *v+

solrac_gi_2nd

4:27PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

Although captured with a "pro" equipment (I suppose) this is SUPERB !!! Congrats and VVV !!!

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YohannR

4:32PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

Wonderfull picture...!!!!!!!!!!

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Corwin13

4:35PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

Splendid! Vote!!!

Tedz

4:41PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

I used to speak Latin when I wuz an Altar Boy and I am still an opportunist scavenger....beaut Photo Cobber....manly hugz

Sylvaine

4:51PM | Wed, 10 November 2004

Have no problem with milvus milvus...I appeciate you comments...very interesting even for not initited people in ornithology. Great shot again...great raptor too...

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