Red Kites

			Red Kite Gallery The Red Kite (Milvus milvus) is a magnificent, big and beautiful raptor, with a unique forked tail; russet plumage and a big wing span which measures more than five feet. There is a further gallery below these first few images to see more Red Kites (scroll down):-
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				A Red Kite in Flight, over the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside. #Red Kite in flight #Oxfordshire Red Kite #Raptor #Mike Dowsett #Nature #Birding #Birds

	A feather perfect Red Kite, soaring over Sutton Courtenay church in February 2012 #Red Kite #Red Kite in flight #Oxon #Mike Dowsett #Nature #Birding #Birds #Wildlife


	Red Kites What is a Red Kite? The red kite is a magnificent, big and beautiful bird of prey, with a distinctively forked tail; russet plumage and a wing span which measures more than five and a half feet. Kites require open farmland with scattered woodlands and trees. It is well known that kites eat mainly carrion (dead animals), scavenging in an opportunistic manner.· They will also take live prey including some small mammals and birds, beetles, other large insects and earthworms. Large numbers of kites sometimes gather at favourable feeding sites and communal winter roosts. Kites build large, twig nests (decorated with wool or scraps of plastic and paper) in tall trees within woodland, sometimes on the top of an old squirrel drey or crow nest. UK History of the Red Kite The species was once common across Great Britain; indeed, historically the species was probably our most widespread bird of prey.· Three hundred years ago, it was a common sight over much of northern England and in medieval times, it fed in the streets of London (where it was given special protection for its useful role in cleansing the streets). Between the 16th and 19th centuries red kites suffered severe persecution.· They died out, in part, because of a loss of food supply as human society became tidier but, in the main, their disappearance was brought about because of human persecution.· This took the form of both shooting and poisoning

			A Red Kite with the air-brakes on; #Red Kite #Red Kite in flight #Mike Dowsett #Nature #Birding #Birds #Wildlife #Raptors



				A Red Kite in flight #Red Kite #Red Kite in flight #Mike Dowsett #Nature #Birding #Birds #Wildlife #Raptors



					A Red Kite twisting into a dive; #Red Kite #Red Kite in flight #Mike Dowsett #Nature #Birding #Birds #Wildlife #Raptors

	Red Kite Gallery of Images - Play the slide show or step-through one by one Please allow a few seconds for the first image to load before playing the sideshow. It usually takes up to 5 seconds...

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