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Birds, Insects & Bats in flight (outdoors) Page 51
Image Taken on 20 Aug 2020
at 10:42 Image of day on 29 Sep 2020
6 minutes later a Red Kite made a return pass with the head better lit.
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Image Taken on 22 Jun 2018
at 10:07 Image of day on 06 Aug 2018
A Red Kite flies quite low overhead.
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Image Taken on 17 Jun 2010
at 12:12 Image of day on 29 Jul 2010
This Red Kite made a momentary flyover.
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Image Taken on 09 Nov 2008
at 09:56 Image of day on 22 Nov 2008
Light just right to pick up the colours even if the face is turned away.
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Image Taken on 23 Oct 2022
at 13:48 Image of day on 24 Nov 2022
A Red Kite glides by.
Accurately spaced over about three-quarters of a second.
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Image Taken on 18 Jan 2014
at 11:13 Image of day on 08 Mar 2014
Our first sighting of a Red Kite since Sep 2013, seen by chance
from a Window followed by a stampede for the camera and better view.
These two images taken several seconds apart show both sides of the wing.
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Image Taken on 23 Jan 2019
at 15:00 Image of day on 20 Feb 2019
A Thrilling couple of minutes as this Red Kite circled around our heads
in some unaccustomed clear blue sky.
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Image Taken on 27 Aug 2024
at 08:44 Image of day on 15 Oct 2024
A bit later on in the flight the magnificent bird starts to turn away.
We don't have an positional references here so the positions are strictly eye-candy.
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Image Taken on 16 Dec 2018
at 12:16 Image of day on 27 Jan 2019
More detail of the Red Kite as the first 4 images above
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Image Taken on 16 Dec 2018
at 12:16 Image of day on 27 Jan 2019
Irregular sightings of Red Kites did catch this flight, accurately spaced at 7 fps, so
just under 2 seconds of flight here.
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Image Taken on 28 May 2019
at 10:50 Image of day on 06 Jul 2019
A minute later the Red Kite was circling a little further away.
This is about 2 seconds of flight.
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Image Taken on 17 Jul 2022
at 10:04 Image of day on 02 Sep 2022
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Image Taken on 20 Aug 2017
at 07:01 Image of day on 07 Oct 2017
3 Red Kites spent a few days roosting in an Ash tree 150m away, and would be
active soon after sunrise
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Image Taken on 18 Sep 2018
at 12:29 Image of day on 11 Nov 2018
For a couple of minutes this Red Kite wheels round us.
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Image Taken on 07 Oct 2018
at 07:52 Image of day on 27 Nov 2018
The sightings of our regular large Raptors (Buzzards, and here a Red Kite)
have increased this week. These early morning rich colours are 'un-fudged'.
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Image Taken on 27 Aug 2024
at 08:44 Image of day on 15 Oct 2024
Starting at the detail frame above, the flight speed and camera speed means we have to
montage alternate images. Here is one set of odd numbers from the sequence ...
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Image Taken on 28 May 2019
at 10:49 Image of day on 06 Jul 2019
A Red Kite glides speedily overhead so we get an opportunity for some
accurately spaced montages.
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Image Taken on 17 Jul 2022
at 10:04 Image of day on 02 Sep 2022
Mid-morning the day before the heat-wave this Red Kite gave us a couple
of minutes of delight as they glided and powered their way around us.
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Image Taken on 11 Nov 2017
at 12:25 Image of day on 20 Dec 2017
A Red Kite glides by quietly turning towards us, giving us a good look
at the top of the bird you don't often see. Very close to accurately spaced.
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Image Taken on 23 Jan 2019
at 14:59 Image of day on 20 Feb 2019
A Thrilling couple of minutes as this Red Kite circled around our heads
in some unaccustomed clear blue sky.
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Ref: 20190220_df3_20190123_1459_129-134 red kite in flight 1-6 of 9 (close spaced montage @7fps)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
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