Red Kites soaring above feeding station site at Gigrin Farm in Rhayader, Powys, Mid Wales

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At Gigrin Farm near Rhayader in Mid Wales the landowner feeds over 400 pairs of Red Kites every day of the year. Now the successful story is that from only a few pairs of Kites years ago it has reached this amount . Red Kites usually breed for the first time at 2 or 3 years old and they usually pair for life. Nests are built almost exclusively in trees, mostly in hardwoods, such as oak.

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Size: 3000px × 2000px
Location: Gigrin Farm, Rhayader,Powys Mid Wales 2015
Photo credit: © David Cantrille / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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