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Offline Christine (Blip)

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Re: Red Kite number soars - good news for once
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2008, 11:57:29 AM »
My friend in mid-Wales sees red kites daily too.  Beautiful birds  :)
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Re: Red Kite number soars - good news for once
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2008, 03:08:08 AM »
They are the only bird of prey with a forked tail, and thats how you can tell them when they soar over  ;D

There seems to be a pair round here  and we also have a seagull or two and I saw the seagull attacking one of the kites and it regualirly attacks jackdoors (sp) too. I dont know if the seagull had chicks near but first you hear the noise and eventually you see the gull going crazy!

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Re: Red Kite number soars - good news for once
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2008, 00:25:44 AM »
Great news. Now I know a mysterious bird that flew overhead the other day on my way back from Hereford was a Red Kite ;D

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Re: Red Kite number soars - good news for once
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2008, 19:35:52 PM »
We have lots around Oxfordshire - they are sooooooooooooooo beautiful!



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Re: Red Kite number soars - good news for once
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2008, 21:38:52 PM »
I have red kites over me  ;D

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Re: Red Kite number soars - good news for once
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2008, 13:10:55 PM »
the kites are lovely, they circle over our garden, when I first moved I was worried they would take the cat!!!

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Red Kite number soars - good news for once
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2008, 13:09:59 PM »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7583584.stm

Beautiful footage to watch also

 


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