Post by Louise on Jan 17, 2012 9:18:01 GMT
Driving through a semi rural area yesterday i noticed a very large bird of prey and although i've pored over the images for both birds i'm unsure of what i really saw !
The bird was in a field, sitting on a tree branch, no more than 10' off the ground - definately low down.
The trees line a rhine (ditch) and this bird was transfixed on whatever was down in that general area.
What captivated me was the sheer size of the bird, i was about 40' away from it and i could clearly see its immense size - length and bulk - it was still huge from that distance away
Having studied at the images for the buzzards i see they have a fair amount of lighter, speckley colouring on their chest whereas this bird was definately brown chested with a greyish neck/head area.
Given all of this, would a kite come into this geographic area and would they be so 'brave' as to be in a farmers field like that ?
I've understood them to be rare birds, so i'd be surprised if it was one but - there was definately no speckled chest, so ...... not sure really what i've seen !
Any thoughts ?
Update !
I've just read a piece written by a local fisherman that said a red kite was seen very close to here, so maybe it was.
2nd edit !
I've just read another piece that mentioned a pair of kites being sighted about 5 miles from there now too, so if it was actually a kite it's not as remarkable as i thought !!!
The bird was in a field, sitting on a tree branch, no more than 10' off the ground - definately low down.
The trees line a rhine (ditch) and this bird was transfixed on whatever was down in that general area.
What captivated me was the sheer size of the bird, i was about 40' away from it and i could clearly see its immense size - length and bulk - it was still huge from that distance away
Having studied at the images for the buzzards i see they have a fair amount of lighter, speckley colouring on their chest whereas this bird was definately brown chested with a greyish neck/head area.
Given all of this, would a kite come into this geographic area and would they be so 'brave' as to be in a farmers field like that ?
I've understood them to be rare birds, so i'd be surprised if it was one but - there was definately no speckled chest, so ...... not sure really what i've seen !
Any thoughts ?
Update !
I've just read a piece written by a local fisherman that said a red kite was seen very close to here, so maybe it was.
2nd edit !
I've just read another piece that mentioned a pair of kites being sighted about 5 miles from there now too, so if it was actually a kite it's not as remarkable as i thought !!!
