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Red Kite

Red Kite

This magnificently graceful bird of prey is unmistakable with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail. This shot shows a Red Kite hunting hi...
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This magnificently graceful bird of prey is unmistakable with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail. This shot shows a Red Kite hunting high above the Durham moors in north east England
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camera

Canon EOS-1D X Mark III

settings

settings

Aperture f/8 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 300/1

location

location

Consett, Durham, GB

upload_date

upload_date

Dec, 2020

Views

32

Likes

+3

Awards

Peer Award

Superior Skill

Magnificent Capture

Top Choice

Top Ranks

Top 20 rank

Top 20 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Categories

Submitted to Photo Contests

Flying High

Tags

#bird #animal #kite bird #hawk #accipiter

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