Nothing very special for Reading, but they were pretty much flying directly towards the sun, so giving a decent photo. And I adore photos of Red Kites, so you have to suffer another one too!
Nothing very special for Reading, but they were pretty much flying directly towards the sun, so giving a decent photo. And I adore photos of Red Kites, so you have to suffer another one too!
Because I’ve watched them so much, I’m familiar with their flight patterns (loosely, a lazy horizontal corkscrew, a lazy half straight glide, and then a determined “I want to get there” flight - oh, and a circling up on thermals which is a “no hoper” for photos) - with those I find it much easier now to predict and track their flight. Though a good lens and auto-focus obviously helps a lot!
When I see them near my house they’re usually trying to dodge the kestrels, who do NOT appreciate their presence.
It’s been a little while since I’ve seen kestrels - here, the Kites get chased off by Jackdaws and Crows, though I’m pretty sure sometimes the Kites deliberately provoke them first to have a bit of fun.