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Jul 25, 2013 at 02:31 PM

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Paul,
This is such a beautiful series

BeeBalm

Jul 25, 2013 at 02:45 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Red Kites

Wow- super crisp and beautifully captured! Well done, Paul!

Jul 25, 2013 at 03:15 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Red Kites

Fantastic set of Kites, Paul. You got all wonderful poses from banking to diving to landing. Sharp and detail.
I can't pick my favorite; it is hard to separate from this beautiful IF set of kites. Well done again.

- Tam

Jul 25, 2013 at 04:38 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Red Kites

Those are some really magnificent poses! Really nice series.
Chris

Jul 25, 2013 at 05:13 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Red Kites

Very nice work Paul

If you don't mind, why do they have a Kite feeding station?

Tim

Jul 25, 2013 at 05:27 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Red Kites

Superb love them all but especially the second one

Jul 25, 2013 at 05:36 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Red Kites

This is an extra nice set Paul. Great colors and detail in all, but 2 is over the top ~ Ron

Jul 25, 2013 at 05:51 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Red Kites

great lookin kites Paul

Jul 25, 2013 at 06:25 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Red Kites

Nice series....great detail and you managed some great flight poses.

Jul 25, 2013 at 06:28 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Red Kites

Excellent, 6 and 7 are Art

Jul 25, 2013 at 06:53 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Red Kites

Good looking series Paul! Well done.

Jul 25, 2013 at 07:02 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Red Kites

Great work Paul

Morris

Jul 25, 2013 at 08:34 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Red Kites

Spectacular series, Paul, with great poses, wonderful detail, perfect exposure. ~Greg

Jul 25, 2013 at 09:01 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Red Kites

Paul- These are truly spectacular images. All of them!
I echo Tim's words about the feeding station.
I would think that attracting so many aerial predators (300 kites!?) would stress a whole bunch of the area's prey birds.
Charlie

Jul 25, 2013 at 09:06 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Red Kites

Great shots!

Jul 25, 2013 at 09:58 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Red Kites

Tim Kuhn wrote:
Very nice work Paul

If you don't mind, why do they have a Kite feeding station?

Tim

That's a very good question Tim, here's my understanding of the history behind this (if anyone knows better then please do correct me!). Not so many years ago red kites were close to extinction in the UK, however there was a small population left in Wales. The farmer at Gigrin established a kite feeding station with the hope of helping out the local population. There were other conservation measures put in place too and together these have had a very positive impact on the Welsh kite population. Simultaneously kites have been released into other areas of the UK and the species has made a really terrific come back as a result.

Today there is probably no sound conservation reason to continue to operate the feeding station at Gigrin however the spectacular up close display that is a provided there brings a lot of interest from people who might not normally be interested in birds or conservation. The Welsh Kite trust provide links to Gigrin Farm's website from their own site and so are providing a tacit endorsement of the feeding station.

Anyone interested in finding out more about kite conservation in the UK should check out these links:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/r/redkite/conservation.aspx

http://www.welshkitetrust.org/

Paul.

Jul 26, 2013 at 02:51 AM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Red Kites

LCPete wrote:
Superb love them all but especially the second one

I must make the trip down there again haven't been for a very long time
Did you take these from the new hide that's higher up you've got really good angle on the birds straight on rather than looking up

Thanks for your comment Pete,

Yes these were shot from their new 'big tower' hide which does give that higher point of view on the action.

Paul.

Jul 26, 2013 at 02:52 AM

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Charlie Shugart wrote:
Paul- These are truly spectacular images. All of them!
I echo Tim's words about the feeding station.
I would think that attracting so many aerial predators (300 kites!?) would stress a whole bunch of the area's prey birds.
Charlie

Thanks for the comment Charlie,

In terms of their impact on the local bird population, I don't think birds form much of their diet - they are primarily carrion eaters as well as hunting small mammals.

There were plenty of other birds around at Gigrin Farm during my recent visit so I am guessing that these local birds are accustomed to their neighbours!

Paul.

Jul 26, 2013 at 02:57 AM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Red Kites

Spectacular captures, Paul! Clean and sharp!
Enjoyed the series

Socrate

Jul 26, 2013 at 02:39 PM

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