English Nature
English Nature > Red kites
Navigation
Last update:
August 19. 2009 05:14:40

Red kites

The red kite is one of the most stunning birds of prey in England with a wonderfully graceful and effortless flight and the habit of drifting slowly, low over the countryside where it can be appreciated to full effect. It has a wing-span approaching two metres and a long, deeply-forked reddish tail, unlike that of any other British bird.

Once a familiar sight across much of England, the red kite was wiped out by the end of the 1800s, after enduring centuries of persecution.  Now, after more than ten years of releasing young red kites in England, breeding populations are well established in parts of the Chilterns in southern England and in Rockingham Forest in the east midlands.

Powered by CMSimple | Template Design by CMSimple-Styles
Hotels World
Hotel Deutschland
Used Cars