Red Kite. at Argaty, Scotland.

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Red Kite. at Argaty, Scotland.
Red Kite. at Argaty, Scotland.

Argaty Red Kites!
Absent in Scotland’s skies for over a century, red kites are slowly making a comeback thanks to an exciting project to re-introduce them.
Visitors to the farm can now enjoy fantastic views of one of Scotland’s rarest breeding birds thanks to an exciting partnership between the landowners, RSPB and SNH to provide a feeding station. Red kites are most abundant through the winter months (October - March) when they form large social groups. A purpose built hide offers great close-up views of the kites coming down to the daily feed.

This magnificently graceful bird of prey is unmistakable with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail. It was saved from national extinction by one of the world's longest running protection programmes, and has now been successfully re-introduced to England and Scotland.

The red kite is a striking bird of prey with deep red plumage, a grey head and light eyes. They are recognisable in flight by their long and narrow, black-tipped wings and deeply forked tail. They usually pair for life, building large untidy nests out of sticks in the forks of trees. When the hatchlings are young the female can signal for them to play dead when a predator is near.

Primarily a scavenger, the red kite mostly eats carrion but will also catch small mammals, birds and worms. They live in a wide range of habitats from woodlands and valleys to wetland edges and rough pastures.

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Taken on: March 7, 2016
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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/5.6, 1/640 sec, 400mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length: 400mm
ISO: 320
Exposure Bias: +13/3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode: Auto
White Balance: Manual
Color Space: sRGB
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