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Red Kite Rising

Red Kite Rising

One of our local Chiltern red kites taking off from the bell cote of an old disused church, lit by the late afternoon sun. The red kite (milvus milvus) was, no...
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One of our local Chiltern red kites taking off from the bell cote of an old disused church, lit by the late afternoon sun. The red kite (milvus milvus) was, not long ago, on the edge of extinction in England but a highly successful breeding and re-introduction programme has seen them flourish and they can frequently be seen soaring and circling above.
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Feb, 2016

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