What Type of Photographs Do You Take?

[Martinr36]

That is a Red Kite, taken on the Black Isle a few years ago. We get quite a few of them up here in north east Scotland.

They are a common garden bird here in buckinghamshire

 

[Bigfoot]

Another flier that has landed to refuel.

 

[Bigfoot]

If you want an eagle, this is a White Tailed Eagle seen at the northern end of Raasay from the channel between Raasay and Rona.

 

[Pocky]

I like photographing inanimate objects and animals. Mostly birds, I like watching them just chill.

 

[Bigfoot]

A wee bird from the west coast of Scotland

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[ubuysa]

I prefer things that don't move.

This is on a local beach after some strong winds. As a sailor I'm always interested in how the wind behaves around islands - or stones in this case....

 

[DaelpixPhotos]

Landscape, macro and some wildlife.

I have a website, but the link was taken out. No idea why because it was only showcasing my photography and nothing else.👎

 

[DaelpixPhotos]

A wee bird from the west coast of Scotland

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Looks like a Sea Eagle to me

 

[Bigfoot]

Looks like a Sea Eagle to me

You are correct. There are a few on the west coast and islands. I have been fortunate enough to see a pair of adults and their newly fledged chicks. To describe the youngsters as chicks does not do them justice. They were huge - almost as big as the adults, but much darker in colour.

 

[DaelpixPhotos]

You are correct. There are a few on the west coast and islands. I have been fortunate enough to see a pair of adults and their newly fledged chicks. To describe the youngsters as chicks does not do them justice. They were huge - almost as big as the adults, but much darker in colour.

I saw a pair last year on the west coast in Argyll. Beautiful sight. I have photos but the quality of the photographs don't do them any justice of how gorgeous they are.

 

[Martinr36]

We have these as a common garden bird

 

[David689]

Amazing close sighting.

 

[Martinr36]

Amazing close sighting.

Cheers, they are pretty much a common garden bird around here, after nearly becoming extinct, John Paul Getty initiated a breeding program and then released some into the wild in some woods about 10-15 miles away, nature took its course and the rest is history

 

[AgentCooper]

Cheers, they are pretty much a common garden bird around here, after nearly becoming extinct, John Paul Getty initiated a breeding program and then released some into the wild in some woods about 10-15 miles away, nature took its course and the rest is history

Yaaasss! Mrs Cooper’s dad lives in Bletchley and there’s always a few red kites circling around the skies there. He occasionally returns home from work to find a load of feathers from their victims in his back garden.

 

[David689]

Cheers, they are pretty much a common garden bird around here, after nearly becoming extinct, John Paul Getty initiated a breeding program and then released some into the wild in some woods about 10-15 miles away, nature took its course and the rest is history

Another release site was near Harwood House in Yorkshire and they have rippled out from there since. We live in Wakefield and from time to time see them around our house. This one stayed long enough for me to get my camera:

 

[David689]

Yaaasss! Mrs Cooper’s dad lives in Bletchley and there’s always a few red kites circling around the skies there. He occasionally returns home from work to find a load of feathers from their victims in his back garden.

They tend to eat already dead animals:

The Chilterns AONB - Red kite FAQs

Red kites in the Chilterns frequently asked questions.

www.chilternsaonb.org

I think they are quite keen on road kill.

The feathers, I think, are more likely to be left overs from a sparrow hawk's dinner.

 

[AgentCooper]

The feathers, I think, are more likely to be left overs from a sparrow hawk's dinner.

I’ll have to take your word for it, I’m not much of an ornithologist. You could tell me that it was any kind of big bird and I’d probably concur…

 

[AgentCooper]

 

[Bigfoot]

Here is an old one (photo, not bird - I don't know the age of the bird)

https://flic.kr/p/2msWEWK

 

[ubuysa]

Here is an old one (photo, not bird - I don't know the age of the bird)

https://flic.kr/p/2msWEWK

I belive that you cut them in half and count the rings. No?