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Catch me if you can

The Red Kite is a graceful bird of prey which is unmistakable with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail. It was saved from national extinction by one of the world's longest running protection programmes, and has now been successfully re-introduced to England and Scotland.

I find these birds particular challenging to photograph; especially in the dive as they are so fast. But this sequence of shots was photographed on a recent visit to the Chilterns in Oxfordshire; an area known for it's significant kite population.

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Uploaded on April 29, 2017
Taken on April 28, 2017