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Kites

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 8:08 am
by 61_OTU
They have wings, but they're not planes, sorry guys.

We went to a Red Kite feeding station over easter in mid Wales, and from the bird hide got a few lovely shots out of a hundred or so blurry ones. Even these 'good ones' are a little out of focus, but they're a damn sight better than they would have been with our old digital camera.

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And this one was taken at Attingham Park, we saw him shoot up into a tree, cautiously approached, and snapped this as he headed off. unfortunately it metered the light before it focused, and he went against the trees before i could snap, so it's a little dark and blurry, but I ws pleased to get anything this good. He's a Sparrowhawk, and quite a youngster by the shots we had of him in the tree

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Re: Kites

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 8:19 am
by Omag 2.0
Great shots! Nice details and lots of action...

The only bird of prey shots I made recently ( falcon - Falco Tinnunculus) are showing the bird's ass and several blurry ones wich are empty, but the bird was in it a millisecond before.

I tell you, they sense the big eye of my camera!

Lol...  ;D

Re: Kites

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 9:31 am
by Rifleman
Ah yes, our total and collective inspiration.........

Re: Kites

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 5:32 pm
by beaky
Ah yes, our total and collective inspiration.........  :o

.....without the birds, would anyone have dared to think that we too, could learn to enjoy our environment the way we do now ?    ???  

                 8)


Amen, brother... and what superb, spirited  fliers those raptors are.

:)

Re: Kites

PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2006 2:30 am
by ozzy72
Wonderful shots of a magnificent predator ;)

Re: Kites

PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:46 am
by Jared
awesome shots :) very different :)