The striking gold/red plumage and characteristic forked tail of the red kite have always been a joy to behold from the ground ...

A red kite found with a damaged wing and head trauma is "doing really well", a wildlife charity has said. A member of the public found the bird of prey at a roadside in Marden, Kent, after it was ...

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A British red kite emerges from an aviary in the remote hills of western Spain and takes flight. At six months old, this is its first taste of freedom. Without a sound, it soars high in the sky above ...

Birds soar and swoop. White-tailed kites also hover in a hunting behavior known as "helicoptering." The handsome black-and-white-plumed bird glides gracefully over open fields, then hovers over likely ...

The poisoning of a red kite, found dead near Loughbrickland, County Down, is being investigated by police. The bird of prey, which is a legally protected species in Northern Ireland, was discovered on ...