Red Kites at Llanddeusant

[AndyL]

Red Kite at Llanddeusant by Andy Leslie, on Flickr

Canon EOS 7D Mark II EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM ƒ/5.6 271.0 mm 1/800 ISO 125

Red Kite at Llanddeusant by Andy Leslie, on Flickr

Canon EOS 7D Mark II EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM ƒ/5.6 321.0 mm 1/800 ISO 200

Red Kite at Llanddeusant by Andy Leslie, on Flickr

Canon EOS 7D Mark II EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM ƒ/7.1 255.0 mm 1/800 ISO 100

A quick visit down to the Red Kite Feeding Centre at Llanddeusant yesterday from my home 15 miles down the road in Llandybie. There were about 80 birds feeding and I have quite a few quite decent shots still to process.

For those wishing to visit, feeding time is 3pm BST (2pm GMT in the winter) and the postcode is SA19 9YG. Admission is £4 for adults, £3 concessions. These charges pay for the bird's food and upkeep of the hide and feeding area. There is a loo, but no catering, so bring your own refreshments.

Note: I have no commercial relationship to this feeding centre, but Pete and Roz, who have run it for 18 years, are my good friends.

[Nathaniel]

Re: Red Kites at Llanddeusant

Majestic shots of a lovely bird. One of my favourites.

[Stan]

Re: Red Kites at Llanddeusant

1 and 2 are good but the horizon needs straightening on the first. With 3, although a nice pose too much of the bird is in shadow resulting in no detail in the underside of te rear and top side of the front wings

Stan

[Alan_H]

Re: Red Kites at Llanddeusant

1st image for me, must be nice to be so close

Alan

[tesarver]

Re: Red Kites at Llanddeusant

All 3 images are good, but I do love that last image

Tom

[the black fox]

Re: Red Kites at Llanddeusant

super shots and good info to ,appears to be a lot cheaper than gigrin to

[NS3230]

Re: Red Kites at Llanddeusant

Very good shots Andy, you obviously get much closer to the kites there, with excellent results.
Looks as tho I need to pay a visit to the homeland soon!
Neal

[AndyL]

Re: Red Kites at Llanddeusant

1 and 2 are good but the horizon needs straightening on the first. With 3, although a nice pose too much of the bird is in shadow resulting in no detail in the underside of te rear and top side of the front wings

Stan

It's a mountain, there's a slope.

[Dawesy]

Re: Red Kites at Llanddeusant

Love the second one