Red Kite flying
The Red Kites over the garden here in Oxfordshire are a constant delight. The light hit this one and illuminated its name …
Bright light – harsh light
Bright light for bird photography is a wonderful thing. Harsh light is terrible. Deep shadows, blown highlights, and excessive contrast are all …
Red Kite clutching
The Red Kites over my friends’ garden here in Oxfordshire all appear to be clutching something. There’s usually a feather or a …
Red Kite, mobbed
I’m in the garden in Oxfordshire while on chicken-sitting duties for my friends My local Red Kite here has half of its …
Chicken-sitting
I’m currently back chicken-sitting for my friends in Oxfordshire. Last time I was here there were eleven chickens. This time there are …
Red Kite hunting
We’re having a walk around Farmoor Reservoir in Oxfordshire. It’s Oxfordshire’s largest body of open water. We have Anna the dog with …
More Red Kites
Each morning here in Oxfordshire, over breakfast, after we’ve let the eleven chickens out of their bedtime quarters into their expansive run, …
Milvus milvus
Here in Oxfordshire there are Red Kites over the garden. They come particularly low in the early morning, looking for food to …
Red Kite in the morning
As a teenager, I went on a biology field trip to Borth on the west Wales coast. We had a minibus trip …
Black Kite, Red Kite, Buzzard
We’re driving along the road in the south of Italy on the border between Puglia and Basilicata when we see a bird …