Red Kite...

...catching the breeze at the top of the Larch.  Her chicks fledged 2 or 3 weeks ago.  They are virtually fully grown.  I can only tell the juveniles from the adults because they have a higher pitched, mournful whistle, and their legs dangle down instead of being neatly tucked away.  I have seen her coaching them to pick up bits of food from the ground so hopefully they are beocming self-sufficient and she can have a well-earned rest.

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