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Andrew Marshall Wildlife Photography
Red Kite (Milvus milvus): back in the 1970s when I was a school boy fascinated by birds of prey the thought of ever seeing a red kite was a remote almost impossibility : resricted in the Uk to a few pairs in remote areas of Wales this bird has since been succesfully reintroduced to the Uk and is now a common site in the Chilterns. The Welsh stronghold has also built up its population and the feeding station at Giggrin is a guaranteed place to see these dramatic raptors in spectacular aerial displays. Latest images (2018) from a day out in the Chilterns.
![Red Kite watching_](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aa5223_1a12169c33e4474e95c61939ceaa59f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_195,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/aa5223_1a12169c33e4474e95c61939ceaa59f5~mv2.jpg)
Red Kite watching_
![The turn!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aa5223_0b51cb79b62a4ce3b23ca3100ae4fe0a~mv2_d_3283_4519_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_202,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/aa5223_0b51cb79b62a4ce3b23ca3100ae4fe0a~mv2_d_3283_4519_s_4_2.jpg)
The turn!
I love the amazing 90 degree turn a kite can pull off mid air!
![Red Kite (Milvus milvus)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aa5223_48eeea6217780ebf8adab9930bc2b145.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_94,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/aa5223_48eeea6217780ebf8adab9930bc2b145.jpg)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Kite with lapwing chick
![Incoming Red Kite](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aa5223_992a5184578743edb83521b4096e7e07~mv2_d_5892_3896_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_97,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/aa5223_992a5184578743edb83521b4096e7e07~mv2_d_5892_3896_s_4_2.jpg)
Incoming Red Kite
About to make the pick up !
![Red Kite perched in tree](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aa5223_d5136843e0144b7ba73ba084d7206724~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_97,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/aa5223_d5136843e0144b7ba73ba084d7206724~mv2.jpg)
Red Kite perched in tree
![Red Kite (Milvus milvus)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aa5223_5e0d4c19fd63483488386455094bc923.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_90,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/aa5223_5e0d4c19fd63483488386455094bc923.jpg)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Back to black
![Red Kite (Milvus milvus)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aa5223_4e94e035848d47409101fd30b40945d7.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_81,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/aa5223_4e94e035848d47409101fd30b40945d7.jpg)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Sky full of Kites
![Flying in.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aa5223_f5e8d5092eda4cbf9ffccbc5b174b3a3~mv2_d_5161_3562_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/aa5223_f5e8d5092eda4cbf9ffccbc5b174b3a3~mv2_d_5161_3562_s_4_2.jpg)
Flying in.
![Red Kite (Milvus milvus)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aa5223_93895355076f4f62bdf8d54d30229917.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_88,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/aa5223_93895355076f4f62bdf8d54d30229917.jpg)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Dropping in for tea
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