Pic of the day

[Alan Surrey]

Oh no ! Love them but they're big birds.
Where do you park?

 

[Ewan]

They’re here in Dorset as well. Red Kites get everywhere.

 

[Nibby]

In the 1970s they were an endangered species, the only big bird of prey I ever saw was the odd Buzzard whilst on holiday in North Devon but now I see Buzzards in my back garden everyday in the flatlands of Cambridgeshire.
My mate took this photo in Wales, it's a known spot where someone puts food out for the Red Kites.

 

[MAF260]

 

[BL330]

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You can feel how hard the ride would be on that one.
Looks awesome though.

 

[philw696]

Look Great with the yellow lights.

 

[Vampyrebat]

In the 1970s they were an endangered species, the only big bird of prey I ever saw was the odd Buzzard whilst on holiday in North Devon but now I see Buzzards in my back garden everyday in the flatlands of Cambridgeshire.
My mate took this photo in Wales, it's a known spot where someone puts food out for the Red Kites.
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That would be Ryder. It's a farmer that had an enterprising idea to feed his scraps of meat to them at certain times of the day. They know exactly when these times are and flock like......Well......Red Kites when he comes out in his tractor. It's a fantastic site to see them swooping down and catching them in mid-air whilst the lazy b@stard Buzzards walk along the ground picking up the left-overs!

 

[Wattie]

A stork takes a well earned rest after dropping off a baby on the GC.

 

[philw696]

A stork takes a well earned rest after dropping off a baby on the GC.

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I thought you would know all about the birds and bees by now mate

 

[Wattie]

I thought you would know all about the birds and bees by now mate

Still lots to learn mate…… it’s clearly a Pelican.

 

[philw696]

 

[P5Nij]

'Mini in the Park' at Sywell aerodrome today...

 

[Hurricane52]

'Mini in the Park' at Sywell aerodrome today...

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Is that a Twini? I used to put our Labrador in the boot - should’ve stuck an engine in instead.

 

[P5Nij]

Yep, a home brew job I think.

 

[Harry]

The most valuable of those today would be the Mini Pickup, in very good original or restored condition it would fetch around £25k! And people do pay those prices, good ones are so rare as most of them simply rotted away, far more than the saloon models.

What???!!! My father used to have one of those!

 

[2b1ask1]

Is that a Twini? I used to put our Labrador in the boot - should’ve stuck an engine in instead.

How can that be on silver (Historic) plates? Cannot be MOT except, it is heavily modified?

 

[Oneball]

How can that be on silver (Historic) plates? Cannot be MOT except, it is heavily modified?

You can still have black plates and need an MOT if it's modified, plates are based on date of first reg. Whether it passes the 8 point rule to keep the original reg is probably debatable

 

[Oneball]

 

[2b1ask1]

Flat Norfolk…

 

[Nibby]

That would be Ryder. It's a farmer that had an enterprising idea to feed his scraps of meat to them at certain times of the day. They know exactly when these times are and flock like......Well......Red Kites when he comes out in his tractor. It's a fantastic site to see them swooping down and catching them in mid-air whilst the lazy b@stard Buzzards walk along the ground picking up the left-overs!

I checked this out on Youtube, amazing seeing this. I’m guessing as the Red Kites were re-introduced under a breeding programme they seem a little less wild compared to the few that were here beforehand?