. My life among the wild birds in Spain . l check on their numbers. The Black Kite [Milvus migrans)—Simple means of identifying on the wing—Spring migration—A colony of Black Kites—Nesting-places —Curious pre-dilection for rags and paper. The Goshawk (Astur palumbarius)—Retiring habits—Constancy to same nesting-place—A doubtful nest—Failure to identify bird—A stratagem and its result. The Sparrowhawk (Accipiter visits)—Nest in Booted Eagles tree—Climbing ivy-clad trees. THE RED KITE (Milvus ictinus). T has often occurred to me whenwatching Kites on the wing thatkw birds afford a more instruc-t
. My life among the wild birds in Spain . l check on their numbers. The Black Kite [Milvus migrans)—Simple means of identifying on the wing—Spring migration—A colony of Black Kites—Nesting-places —Curious pre-dilection for rags and paper. The Goshawk (Astur palumbarius)—Retiring habits—Constancy to same nesting-place—A doubtful nest—Failure to identify bird—A stratagem and its result. The Sparrowhawk (Accipiter visits)—Nest in Booted Eagles tree—Climbing ivy-clad trees. THE RED KITE (Milvus ictinus). T has often occurred to me whenwatching Kites on the wing thatkw birds afford a more instruc-tive exhibition of the art ormechanism of flying. Whetherthis be due to some subtle com-bination of wing-power, relativeweight or peculiarity of build itis hard to say, but it is certainthat the Kites leave the im-pression that they can movewith greater ease and precisionthan do most other birds. The Red Kite owing toceaseless persecution in our Isles,is rarely seen and naturally enough is averse from being watched.
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