Red kite predating ducklings

I would say all perfectly normal behaviour as Kites are opportunistic hunters so ducklings are also on the menu.     it is hard to witness predation but to be perfectly honest you should not interfere with "nature" and walk away.    All too often when hard to witness beautiful young birds the target of a predatory bird, it is natural to want to intervene but remember the Kite has to eat too, just like a sparrowhawk does  and when it has hungry offspring it has to feed them too;    we often see herons in our vicinity predate ducklings and also moorhen chicks but it's part of the circle of nature and we have try accept this is natural and just look away.     

I agree Hazel, I wouldn't norrmally get involved but I walked over to see what all the noise was about. I think the two ducks were doing a decent job of defending their offspring but I am sure over a period of time the kite would get one or two.

It is sad for any human to witness predation;   I remember my husband going towards the garden shed when he saw a beautiful sparrowhawk perched on the fence very close to where he was standing;   what my husband couldn't see is a blackbird on the ground which the hawk suddenly predated in front of him;   his first and human instinct was to take a step towards the sparrowhawk who had grip on the blackbird but then he realised it would only cause further injury and slow down the birds demise so he had to turn and quickly walk away and let the hawk get on with the despatch so the blackbird didn't suffer longer than it had to.   Very sad to  witness but all part of nature which we have to accept.     I do hope some of the ducklings survive;