7th May 2012

The day started in glorious sunshine so for me it was time to set up and see if I could catch the Red Kite on camera. Out came the tripod and armed with Tony's telephoto lens I set up on the roof of the boat where I had a clear shot of the nest, around 50 to 60 yards away. Armed with a mug of tea and a cigarette I set out to wait with great anticipation.

Sure enough with the sun on the nest it wasn't long before the cock came to visit the hen, sitting tight on her eggs, and in rapid fire the camera started clicking away. My heart was pounding with excitement in anticipation of what the camera was capturing, and I have to say I didn't wait to long before getting back down to download the results. When I eventually saw them I was like a little kid who had got all the sweets from the shop, calling to Sally to come and see them. In focus, Sharp and looking quite professional (thank you so much Tony for the lens) and here they are.

After I had downloaded the images I sat down to write to the Red Kite society and let them know about the nest site, as I know that they are still active in tagging and ringing the birds for conservation purposes.

It wasn't long before it clouded over again and the rain started to fall, so that put a damper on my photographic adventure as I did not want to get the equipment wet. I have to say at this point that the fire has been lit for the last 14 days to keep us cosy, and dry, and its now May.

Later in the day arrangements were made for Sally's cousin Ray and Janice to visit the next day, but that's for the next post.