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Monday, 16 November 2020

Red Kites

Because of lockdown and my age of course, I find it difficult to do the things as planned. Today would have been a good day to achieve something but at the last moment it decided to rain so I have decided to post a few pictures of my favourite bird. The Welsh Red Kite.  I have in stock over 3500 pictures taken over the past 25years. These were taken on a Welsh farm belonging to a dear friend who passed away some years ago. I post these as a tribute to him and his dear wife Lena.
I had the freedom of his farm and visited him and his wife 4 or 5 times a year for more than 20years.

Thank you Eithel and Lena Powell, long may you be remembered for the wonderful work you did with the rehabilitation of the red kite in Wales.
 

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Mike Attwood - Photographer

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Evacuated during the second world war to a village in Yorkshire where I lived in the home of a good photographer for more than five years who taught me the basics and a great deal about nature. Well past retirement age I have been a wildlife photographer for more than 30 years. Red Kites have been my speciality for much of this period. I did spend several years snapping wheelchair athletes and organizing the British Road Race Championship. In the year 2000 I was awarded a distinction by the Royal Photographic Society for my portfolio on wheelchair athletes. Most of my pics are digital, using Sony cameras and Sigma lenses. I used to spend many weeks each year with friends in Wales which is close to the Elan Valleys where I got many of my raptor pics. I now get these pictures more closely to home, specially red kites and peregrines. I support my pension by selling my pics, cards, coasters, fridge magnets and key rings etc. at craft fairs, something I wish I had done much earlier in life. I give illustrated talks to clubs and societies on wildlife and other branches of photography that I have been involved in.