DEDICATED to EITHEL and LENA POWELL
GIGRIN FARM
Thursday 14 December 2023
White Kite
DEDICATED to EITHEL and LENA POWELL
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About Me
- Mike Attwood
- 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.
Pale Red-tailed Hawks are sometimes seen around here.
ReplyDeleteHello David, It caused by the body to fail to produce a certain chemical that produces the red pigment in the skin, or something like that.
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Hello, Mike. These are great shots of the white Red Kite. There was supposed to be one around when I last visited Gigrin Farm, but I never saw it. It was, nevertheless, a remarkable experience, with so many Red Kites, and numerous corvids and Buzzards too.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes - take good care - - - Richard.
The farm was a wonderful place and I was a regular for almost 30 years, spending up to 6 weeks there each year. People came from all over the world and bought my pictures. Its a part of my life that I miss badly. White kites are very rare, I think there can't be more than a dozen in the British Isles. Take care.
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Hello Mike :=)
ReplyDeleteGood to see a post from you. Lovely shots of the all white Red Kite. Your time spent in Wales seems idyllic. Thanks for sharing about the times you spent there, and your photos.
All the best
Sonjia.
Hello Sonjia, I spent a lot of time over the past 25years visiting my friends on the farm, 5 0r 6 times a year. Glorious times, and the pictures of mine that were sold to visitors paid for my holiday. Thats all behind me now and I live a quiet life with my foxes. Take care.
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Unas fotos espectaculares, enhorabuena Mike. Te deseo una Feliz Navidad y un inmejorable Año Nuevo. Un fuerte abrazo desde el norte de España.
ReplyDeleteThankyou German
DeleteGreat captures Mike...Merry Christmas and all the best for the coming year...
ReplyDeleteThankyou Ana, Happy Christmas and a Wonderful new Year,
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Merry Christmas Mike and a healthy new year with many photo encounters with the foxes and (others)
ReplyDeleteGreetings Lasse (sellberg nature photo)
Thankyou Lasse and I wish you the Seasons Greetings with many successful encounters in the New Year.
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Hi Mike
ReplyDeletea very rare bird, never seen here before, great photos
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a healthy New Year 2024.
Greetings Frank
Thankyou Frank, the same wishes to you. A white kite can appear anywhere as it is a fault that can happen in many species.
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Good morning Mike :=)
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your good wishes. I also send you and Jacque my best wishes for a Happy Christmas and New Year, and take care not to fall.
All the best
Sonjia.
Thankyou Sonjia, Falling is not the problem, its hitting the ground that hurts. Take care of yourself and enjoy the break.
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