Birds

A fairly distant shot, so not crystal clear, but the species is recognizable.

Apparently these delightful little birds also live in the north of China - I saw one on the excellent Wild China programme this week.

This small bird of prey decided to eat its dinner in our garden about fifteen yards from our own dinner table - not the most enjoyable dinner I have eaten. I did not want to chase it off as I would have had to clear up the remains. All that is left today are a few feathers.

I didn't get one decent shot of these great-looking birds. I haven't got the technical know-how or probably the right equipment to follow birds in the sky. But I thought that in this case quantity won over quality. Yes they are all Red Kites. Nothing else hangs around when they are there and I have zoomed in on this image, and some showing smaller numbers of these birds, and they are clearly Red Kites from their shape and especially their tails.

It wasn't me! It was the lady in red and her dog that sent them into flight.

These 'rocks' are in fact clay, which forms the river bed.

I was inspired to upload this one by this photo, again putting words into birds mouths. www.ipernity.com/doc/1058283/50963998 Then I remembered I also had this one that is on similar lines! to that one, by cp_u www.ipernity.com/doc/philsutters/36784368/in/album/1241298

Photographed from a city centre cafe.

Not the most distinct image, but then the shingle background includes a fair amount of black, grey and white as do the birds!

As I walked along the beach and get closer to them, the Plovers would take off and land about fifty yards further along.