Comments by "Rikki Harcourt" (@rikkiharcourt3868) on "#6 Mindfulness and the Red Kite" video.

  1. I once had two Red Kites fighting over half a string of sausages in my back garden, their size was enormous and I could hear a huge noise from their wings as they thrashed about. That was about 10 years ago…..never seen them so close since, they have moved to a more promising area I suppose. We still have buzzards though and a sparrow hawk that sits on top of the bird feeder at sunrise waiting for breakfast to fly in. Lovely video, zephyr gets more and more impressive. She is much admired. Thanks again.
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  2. I had two red kites in my garden about 8 or 9 yrs ago. I was leaning on my kitchen stable door only about 10 feet away as they squabbled over raw sausages. They are huge and very beautiful with a massive wingspan. They no longer hunt in my neck of the woods though.
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  3. Believe me, the kite story is an unusual high spot. Most days it is a couple of blue tits and very little else. Oh maybe a pigeon or two.
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