Clun Kites

Heading back to Craven Arms on the back of a mornings walk with the Crossbills & Great Grey Shrike about half way along the road from Clun I had to do a pretty quick pull over again, this time in a gateway to the side of the main road. Hazards on I jumped out of the car armed with the camera, able to lean on the 5 bar gate and shoot the 5 Red Kites that had been soaring over the road a minute or too previously. The light was absolutely perfect and I don't think I've ever seen Kites fly so low in a place where they haven't been fed for the purpose. They all seemed to be after a bit of white plastic as you can see below. We had awesome views and at one stage thought one particular Kite was heading through the window of the Car.

Red Kite

Red Kite

Red Kite

Red Kite - Rubbish Collector