NEW! Kite chicks video clips
An introduction: Red Kite Chicks in Holding Pen - June 2008
01/01/50
The holding pen, located in the Chilterns, is currently home to more than a dozen chicks.
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Red Kite takes an interest in the camera!
24/06/08
This red kite took an interest in the camera
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Red Kite eating mouse
24/06/08
Part of their diet consisted of mice.
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Kites becoming more active
24/06/08
As the days passed by, the kites became increasingly active
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Feeding Time
24/06/08
The kites were fed twice a day on a diet of
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Irritable Kite Nr. 2
22/06/08
A similar attack happens again
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Irritable Kite
22/06/08
Take a look at the kite on the perch
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Playing with foliage
20/06/08
One kite amused himself playing with some foliage
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Kite falls off perch!
20/06/08
It was the middle of the night, and all was quiet.
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Sleeping during the night
17/06/08
Here is an example of the kites behaviour during the night.
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Preening on the perch
17/06/08
The birds are really enjoying the latest perch installed
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Flying exercises
17/06/08
General Activity
16/06/08
Video footage showing some relaxed general activity in the holding pen
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Wing Flapping
12/06/08
An important part of the chicks development, is exercising their wings
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Preening kite
11/06/08
An example of a kite preening
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The chicks first night in holding pen
06/06/08