Monday 25 October 2010
Gone to the birds.
Today I have been to the Red Kite feeding station in Rhayader, Powys. The farmer at Gigrin Farm has been feeding the Red Kites for many years; it has boosted the population of the birds and made them the symbol of the entire county. The birds know the time when the farmer puts the meat out on the field; they circle high above watching for the tractor with the food. The public can watch from a number of hides. The scene when the birds descend from the sky is breathtaking. I took some photographs, but they don't justice to the spectacle.
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My parents in Wallingford (Oxon) regularly get 5-10 red kits over their house, part of the highly successful re-introduction in the Chilterns.
ReplyDeleteYes and only 30 or so miles from London, which makes it all the more remarkable.
ReplyDeleteFantastic. Must go. funny about the Oxford connection. My elder daughter who lives just south of Oxford gets the odd kite above her garden while we only get buzzards up here!
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