Red Kites @ Grigin Farm Mid Wales 26thFeb2010.
The Gigrin is a family run upland sheep farm of approximately 200 acres, owned and farmed by Chris Powell, and Mrs Lena Powell.
The land is 700 feet rising to 1200 above sea level giving wonderful views of the Wye and Elan valleys here in mid-Wales.
At the time the farm opened the feeding station they had around 6 roosting kites on the land, now at feeding time they can have upto 400 during a session. They seem to come in waves they start with a frenzy which goes quite then another group will come in for their share, they believe its a pecking order (excuse the pun) with age the possible factor as to who gets first dabs….!
The hies are split into Twitchers hides and designated photters hides which have larger open fronts to give better viewing and access, these are limited on numbers to allow plenty of space for tripods & kit etc…..
If you love wildlife photography you must pay this place a visit its simply superb and very well organised..
A day that i'd been promising myself for many a year....A day at the Red Kite feeding station in Mid Wales @ Grigin farm. The day was spent in the company of fellow photter and good friend Andy Gamble. The forecast for the day had been blue sky from Lunchtime in Wales, in reality that happened late afternoon between 3-4pm. To say i was getting a little annoyed is a understatment!! These birds look nothing until you get the light, then they become one of the most beautiful things you will ever photograph. We both ended the day knackered but thrilled with what we had captured....Feeding starts around 2pm and continues till the offal has gone, Buzzards & Crows also attend the feast. Chris (the farmer) was proudly telling us of the stray Black Kite that has also took a liking to the daily party! The twitchers have been going crazy over the very rare visitor from the Continent. All in all a cracking day spent in good comapany. It's a very difficult skill to master, birds in flight but im pretty happy with the results......
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