Kites engaging in flight Play (1st year juvenile and adult)
by Daronl
This was taken in the same sequence as the previous picture posted yesterday (Kite with carrion) and shows a juvenile looking for a titbit to be passed from the adult, which the adult didn't have in it's talons.
Youngsters also try to rob each other which seems to be a form of play but develops their flying skills
It is a good time of the year to see this and it makes for some great flying displays
Several other raptors will also do this too
Daronl wrote:
[quote:3496ace15f="PeterKR"]ALL the above
Don't often see a shot with one actually feeding in flight.Peter
Interestingly Kites feed youngsters up to the mature juvenile stage, quite a lot whilst on the wing, encouraging ( almost) some pretty fancy "aerobatics" from the youngster who will generally take the titbit from the adult from below with its underside up.[quote:3496ace15f="PeterKR"]ALL the above
Don't often see a shot with one actually feeding in flight.Peter
Youngsters also try to rob each other which seems to be a form of play but develops their flying skills
It is a good time of the year to see this and it makes for some great flying displays
Several other raptors will also do this too
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Super shot. We don't get kites this far "north" but I love watching a pair of buzzards playing and tumbling through the sky. It seems to be a pair bonding exercise with them.
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