Okay John, just for you - told you they were rubbish! They are just too high in the sky for me.
The necessity of bird-watching is a really good reason for avoiding all forms of housework.
The dust will still be there tomorrow - the birds may not be!
Hello Squirrel.This pictures are fantastic and a delight to look at. I've never had the pleasure of seeing red kites, so thanks very much for posting them.Paul
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I've never seen a red kite either, so thanks for posting them. They are great pics, don't be so hard on yourself. I wish I had taken them.
There is something new to learn everyday...
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Thanks again everyone for the nice comments. My aim is to get to where they come down - and that is somewhere just to the back of our back garden. There is an open area up there and I suspect it is where the carrion crows hang out to dine. The red kites execute a downwards spiral / nose dive, which I have watched on several occasions and which I think is when they nick the carrion crows' lunch!
Squirrel, I sincerely hope you succeed and get that elusive photograph.
Thank you Brenda - I have passed on your suggestion about getting on the roof to my OH ☺☺☺ (well, actually I told him to locate some long ladders are that I would tell him what they were for later!!! I am working on the basis that it is his roof so he can get on it. ☺☺☺