Another day of wonderful light in the Tawe Valley

by Daronl

Two Red kites bantering and playing
Uploaded15/04/2026 - 15:27
CategoryWildlife / Nature
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Daronl
Posted 15/04/2026 - 15:37 Link
Red Kites (Milvus milvus) - italicized species name

• Location: Swansea Valley, Wales
• Date & Time: April 10202612:00 PM (BST)
• Camera: Pentax K-3 III
• Lens: HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6 ED DC AW
• Exposure: 1/1600 sec • f/ 5.6 • ISO400 • - 0.3EV
• Focal Length: 420mm
Daronl
GIULIO57
Posted 15/04/2026 - 16:54 Link
What colors! Beautiful
LennyBloke
Posted 15/04/2026 - 19:10 Link
Stunning shot
LennyBloke
Posted 15/04/2026 - 21:18 Link
Fantastic, to see them like this is one thing but to get a shot like this is amazing.
davidwozhere
Posted 15/04/2026 - 22:26 Link
davidrobinson wrote:
Fantastic, to see them like this is one thing but to get a shot like this is amazing.
Absolutely! Buzzards do it too and it's a wonderful sight - to capture it on camera like this is a triumph.
Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass

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1stEverPentax
Posted 16/04/2026 - 14:35 Link
Comments above say it all!

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