Feeding time

Is this in your garden Wagger? Great shot and you must love seeing them so close.

WOOOOWWWWwwwwwwwwww! Its A Gorgeous Bird :)

Yes, Janey - I love feeding them. There were about fifteen of them swooping around when I caught this one.
It's a Red Kite, Jacque - like they have in Wales. They started reintroducing them in the Chiltern in about 1990 and they have done really well, there's loads of them now and some nest in the woods behind my house.

Thats Fantastic Wagger i think i remeber u saying about them b4 :)

Somebody (no names mentioned) suggested I lie down on the grass and put chicken wings on my tummy to get an even closer close-up.

LOL OMG if u do Wagger i think ur really Brave :)

I may be daft but even I am not that stupid - can you imagine what I would look like down there sprouting chicken wings? LOL

fantastic shot wagger , there is a pair up north of Scotland ,I think they were reintroduced there a couple of years ago , I was lucky enough to see them , huge wingspan on em , but to get them in your garden is tremendous. I wouldnt fancy your chances with chicken wings on your tummy if they talons caught you.

LOL :)

That's what I thought, Mac, so he said 'Put a sheet of plywood on top of you with the chicken wings on that' Don't think so!

Oh come on now, dont be such a spoil sport.....would love to see you do it lol and by the way a fantastic shot of a magnificent bird, lucky you.

What are you feeding it Wagger? It's a beauty!

Chicken wings and carcass, Tasteyg and not often as there is concern about them becoming dependant on handouts. It's been a real success story here in the UK. I believe it was down to about six pairs in Wales at it's worst and this was topped up with birds from Spain and Sweden.

wow wagger, great shot and wonderfull to see in all its glory :o))

Wow ! I am totally gobsmacked Wagger. That's probably the last bird I would expect to see in a garden. Fantastic !!! ;~))

They're regular visitors, Muddy - when I've got food for them. A bit of whistling and once one responds they call each other. They do quite well for road kills round here too.