Nothing very special for Reading, but they were pretty much flying directly towards the sun, so giving a decent photo. And I adore photos of Red Kites, so you have to suffer another one too!
Just another Red Kite
Nothing very special for Reading, but they were pretty much flying directly towards the sun, so giving a decent photo. And I adore photos of Red Kites, so you have to suffer another one too!
10 Comments
starlinguk@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Cool! I see them all the time where I live in the Black Forest but I'm never fast enough.
KevinFRK@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Because I've watched them so much, I'm familiar with their flight patterns (loosely, a lazy horizontal corkscrew, a lazy half straight glide, and then a determined "I want to get there" flight - oh, and a circling up on thermals which is a "no hoper" for photos) - with those I find it much easier now to predict and track their flight. Though a good lens and auto-focus obviously helps a lot!
starlinguk@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
When I see them near my house they're usually trying to dodge the kestrels, who do NOT appreciate their presence.
KevinFRK@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
It's been a little while since I've seen kestrels - here, the Kites get chased off by Jackdaws and Crows, though I'm pretty sure sometimes the Kites deliberately provoke them first to have a bit of fun.
philipontacos@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
Nice shot. Light on the face is just perfect.
Mighty@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Great capture! What lense were you using?
KevinFRK@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Oops - the one time I forgot to add it!
Canon R5 MkII + RF200-800mm lens (at full extension) - ISO800, F/9, 1/1250s So, umm, not the cheapest of setups :)
Ushmel@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Amazing shot of the face
Emsquared@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 1y
Great pic. Miss seeing them since I moved to Glasgow. They were getting to be a common sight in Bedfordshire.
KevinFRK@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Well, there are Scottish release & feeding stations (I've been to the Galloway one), and they are happy in urban environments, it shouldn't be more than a few years before you're seeing them in Glasgow!
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/red-kite