A red kite up-close

 We went to a fayre yesterday, or a "Summerfest" as it was called. Lots of fun things to see, a few interesting shows, among them a falconry display from Millets Falconry. I lvoe birds of prey, so we spend a few minutes there, it was quiet and we could really see them up close. My favourite was maybe the red kite. We see plenty of them flying around, so much so that I called them my neighbours. But I don't think I have ever seen one from so close in the wild. He looked absolutely magnificent.