Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 21 to 26 of 26

Thread: My Red Kite is just too fast....

  1. #21
    FPG Donor ♕ Chrissy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Posts
    11,412
    Thanks
    6,879
    Thanked 10,367 Times in 3,978 Posts
    Rep Power
    24

    Default Re: My Red Kite is just too fast....

    I was sitting there next to my camera today, with my remote in one hand and my other on the tripod ready to pan right to left or left to right.

    He didn't appear..................

  2. #22
    Senior Member Deb's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Location
    Highlands of Scotland
    Posts
    1,747
    Thanks
    2,353
    Thanked 1,927 Times in 842 Posts
    Rep Power
    12

    Default Re: My Red Kite is just too fast....

    That's disappointing for you. What's the world coming to when you can't even depend on a red kite!
    Regards,
    Deb
    My Blog

  3. #23
    FPG Donor ♕ Chrissy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Posts
    11,412
    Thanks
    6,879
    Thanked 10,367 Times in 3,978 Posts
    Rep Power
    24

    Default Re: My Red Kite is just too fast....

    Quote Originally Posted by Deb View Post
    That's disappointing for you. What's the world coming to when you can't even depend on a red kite!
    The darn fool came when I was on my exercise bike. He knows I take the meat in then because otherwise the crows and magpies would get it.

    I don't know. Today was meant to be the sunniest day of the week, and I saw him very high up, flirting with his lady friend. Food was the last thing on his mind.

  4. #24
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    1,233
    Thanks
    793
    Thanked 2,008 Times in 819 Posts
    Rep Power
    12

    Default Re: My Red Kite is just too fast....

    I wonder if you have considered moving the camera so the bird is flying towards it rather across the lens.
    Sun lounger you do live in the UK don't you we are still in winter up north 😄
    you never know he may bring his lady friend for lunch tomorrow fingers crossed.

  5. #25
    FPG Donor ♕ Chrissy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Posts
    11,412
    Thanks
    6,879
    Thanked 10,367 Times in 3,978 Posts
    Rep Power
    24

    Default Re: My Red Kite is just too fast....

    Quote Originally Posted by MY63 View Post
    I wonder if you have considered moving the camera so the bird is flying towards it rather across the lens.
    Sun lounger you do live in the UK don't you we are still in winter up north 😄
    you never know he may bring his lady friend for lunch tomorrow fingers crossed.
    Yes I thought about this today. I could go out and put the camera behind a bush on the path.

    When I said he still comes down even when I'm on my sun lounger, I meant when it was sunny, last summer, not now. However, he doesn't like it so much when I hold my camera while I'm outside in the garden.

  6. #26
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2014
    Posts
    3,118
    Thanks
    874
    Thanked 2,528 Times in 1,299 Posts
    Rep Power
    13

    Default Re: My Red Kite is just too fast....

    What an amazing experience. We used to have a Sparrowhawk come into our garden (in Devon) and she was fast too. Would even come in if I was in the garden myself, but I think that was more because she was skimming the hedgerows and wouldn't have seen me until very late. You are very lucky to get a Red Kite come in.

    I can offer no thoughts on camera stuff - I'm a master of taking shots of my feet and various random walls.

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •