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Pale, Magnificent and Alone

Pale, Magnificent and Alone

This was taken at the Gigrin Red Kite Feeding Station in Wales, where between 300 and 500 wild birds flock daily for a meal and perform incredible aerobatic stu...
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This was taken at the Gigrin Red Kite Feeding Station in Wales, where between 300 and 500 wild birds flock daily for a meal and perform incredible aerobatic stunts. Birds are tagged by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds for research purposes. This bird, Number 51 (thought to be a female) looks different from the other red kites because it has leucistic plumage, an abnormality of feather pigmentation. Sadly, the other kites will not mate with her.
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Canon EOS 600D

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 400 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 250/1

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Feb, 2018

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125

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+6

Awards

Magnificent Capture

Peer Award

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