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This man had made by hand several beatiful kites and he liked very much fly them.
Nikon D80 with 18-35 AF zoom lens.
I saw someone at the beach flying this very colorful kite and I knew I had to take a picture of it. The colors just pop!
This swallowed-tailed kite was seen gliding over a marsh at Pine Glades Natural Area near Jupiter, Florida. See this, and more, on my website at tom-claud.pixels.com.
Aaron Martin at Safety Bay. The man's a legend - trying massive moves for the camera over the knee depth shallow sandy spit I was standing on. He wiped out big time, but got back up, hat and hair full of sand from the sea bed/head impact, and carried on :) Thanks man!
update: woo - #43 in Explore on 30/12/2010
The next day on the holiday weekend we went to a kite flying festival. I can safely say I've never seen a kite this big before. The kite had a heavy bamboo frame and it took about fourty guys to get it airborne.
Red Kite / milvus milvus. Gigrin Farm, Rhayader, Wales. 07/08/19.
After the daily feeding session at Gigrin Farm, many of the Red Kites leave the field and either fly off or perch up in nearby trees. However, there are always a few opportunists that linger in the field. They move about on the ground searching for tiny scraps that may have been overlooked.
Common Buzzards, although taking part in the main feeding melee, seem to prefer this quieter time too and can be seen scavenging alongside with RKs.
The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world's most abundant species of Accipitridae, although some populations have experienced dramatic declines or fluctuations. Current global population estimates run up to 6 million individuals. Unlike others of the group, black kites are opportunistic hunters and are more likely to scavenge. They spend a lot of time soaring and gliding in thermals in search of food. Their angled wing and distinctive forked tail make them easy to identify. They are also vociferous with a shrill whinnying call. This kite is widely distributed through the temperate and tropical parts of Eurasia and parts of Australasia and Oceania, with the temperate region populations tending to be migratory. Several subspecies are recognized and formerly had their own English names. The European populations are small, but the South Asian population is very large.
Black kites can be distinguished from red kites by the slightly smaller size, less forked tail (visible in flight), and generally dark plumage without any rufous. The sexes are alike. The upper plumage is brown but the head and neck tend to be paler. The patch behind the eye appears darker. The outer flight feathers are black and the feathers have dark cross bars and are mottled at the base. The lower parts of the body are pale brown, becoming lighter towards the chin. The body feathers have dark shafts giving it a streaked appearance. The cere and gape are yellow, but the bill is black (unlike in the yellow-billed kite). The legs are yellow and the claws are black. They have a distinctive shrill whistle followed by a rapid whinnying call. Males and females have the same plumage but females are longer than males. Their wingspan is around 150 cm.
Kite Hill Aviators work with the County of Orange to create this beautiful and well used site. Thank You!
A Red Kite gets airborne from its perch on a branch by the River Loddon near Lea Farm Lake, Dinton Pastures, near Woodley, Berkshire.
A Black Shouldered Kite, not letting me out of its sight after I disturbed it hopping into a fresh catch on the foreshore, Rosebud, Victoria Australia.
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
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This Kite has a vole in its talons and is off to enjoy a good dinner. Speaking of dinners, I do hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving at this time has a wonderful dinner.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Member of the Nature’s Spirit
Good Stewards of Nature
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