Red kite. This photo depicts a bird which was on the brink of extinction at the turn of the last century. Since then, it's numbers have recovered owing to a long-running conservation programme. This image was taken late on a winter's afternoon. The bird in this photo is healthy and in fine feather.
Red kite. This photo depicts a bird which was on the brink of extinction at the turn of the last century. Since then, it's numbers have recovered owing to a long-running conservation programme. This image was taken on a Spring afternoon. The bird in this photo is healthy and in fine feather.
The Red Kite (Milvus milvus) Declined to 2 pairs in 1930s, in Wales then through hard re-intridction work the species recovered to where today in Wales alone there are c1000 pair.