Red Kite (Milvus milvus)

Red Kite
SW Scotland. Bellymack farm.
This is one of many wild Kites which congregate around a feeding station. The hard part was tracking an individual as they were so fast and so numerous.

Uploaded30/05/2014 - 23:36

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K-5

Shutter Speed1/250

Aperturef/6.7

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ISO400

Focal Length340mm

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Tagsred kite milvus milvus

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Date Taken	28/05/2014 - 13:05
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K-5
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Shutter Speed	1/250
Aperture	f/6.7
ISO	400
Focal Length	340mm
Lens	N/A

alfpics alfpics

1947 posts
21 years
North Devon

Posted 30/05/2014 - 23:37 Link

Looks like you managed to track this one! Nice shot

Andy

drobbia drobbia

46 posts
13 years
California,
USA

Posted 31/05/2014 - 01:53 Link

X3 tg

alfpics wrote:
Looks like you managed to track this one! Nice shot

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graysummers graysummers

5 posts
12 years

Posted 31/05/2014 - 09:15 Link

Difficult technique really well executed.

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Zed Zed

32 posts
15 years
Washington NE England

Posted 31/05/2014 - 10:44 Link

Thanks guys

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morpheus71 morpheus71

62 posts
16 years
Totnes

Posted 31/05/2014 - 12:10 Link

Good work tracking this swift kite can imagine it's a heck of a challenge

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tomkeet tomkeet

1082 posts
17 years
County Durham,
England

Posted 31/05/2014 - 16:53 Link

Well captured Dave, lovely shot.

Regards, Tom

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Zed Zed

32 posts
15 years
Washington NE England

Posted 31/05/2014 - 18:35 Link

Thanks Phil. I got plenty of shots with the tail or wing tip in them!
Cheers Tom, and thanks for the heads up.

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