A small selection of my favourite and most photographed bird over the last 3 years, all images taken at The Red Kite Feeding Station, Llanddeusant, Carmarthenshire, Wales:
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3rd February 2014, 11:23 PM #1
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3rd February 2014, 11:51 PM #2
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All very nice shots But that last one is spectacular!
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4th February 2014, 12:44 AM #3
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Nicely done, like the angles.
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4th February 2014, 12:44 AM #4
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Great series, particularly the 3rd and last image!
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4th February 2014, 02:01 AM #5
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Great looking bird, great colours and well photographed. I like them all.
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4th February 2014, 06:33 AM #6
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Great images Kevin,they are all good but the last one is my favourite
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4th February 2014, 06:39 AM #7
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I must compliment you on these.
Clive
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4th February 2014, 10:03 AM #8
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Kevin...Spectacular shots! You've not only capture the art of its dance, you did it very well too.
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4th February 2014, 10:57 AM #9
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Congratulations
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4th February 2014, 01:11 PM #10
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Some awesome shots here. I can see why you like them. Quite the acrobats. What do they feed on?
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4th February 2014, 06:40 PM #11
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Thanks everyone for your comments. As always, very much appreciated.
@Dan That's why I never tire of going back to the feeding station, I always seem to come back with some different shapes and angles. This is a licensed feeding station and the owner spreads cuts of prime meat on the ground for them, the kites will swoop down, grab the meat in their talons and find clear sky to feed on the wing.....I'm still waiting to get the coveted crisp feeding shot though, this is the nearest I've got:
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4th February 2014, 08:48 PM #12
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These are a great set and I know from my own attempts how difficult it is to catch them in the air. Good work.
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5th February 2014, 02:09 AM #13
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It's nice to have access to such a place. There used to be a lady in Homer, Alaska who fed several dozen bald eagles all winter. The vast majority of the bald eagle shots you see done by professionals were taken there. The city passed an ordinance making it illegal to feed them but granted her lifetime rights. She died a couple of years ago. Now the pros just charter a boat and go outside the city limits and do it themselves. It's a good clue bait is being used if you see an shot of an eagle carrying a fish that is as stiff as a board
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