WHAT'S BUZZING OR FLYING NEAR YOU 2020

Interesting situation today .

I did some roast lamb, trimmed most of the meat off the bone and then threw it onto the lawn. The normal order of things is that Sarafi the cat helps himself and then the magpies and crows come next. We were sitting in the lounge and about ten minutes after the cat had his fill the magpies suddenly flew away and a red kite swooped down and took the bone on the fly and almost hit our window as he took off again. I would guess his wingspan was close to 6ft and looked enormous as he went almost vertically up past our glass patio doors.

 

@strongylodon I think that the Kite must have seen it, or been attracted to the scene by the gaggle of magpies, as it was in the centre of the lawn.

 

Beautiful birds with a haunting cry. I remember fishing in Rutland years ago when one swooped down and sat on a fence post about 25 feet way from my friend and I, and kept chortling to itself while completely ignoring us.

 

It should have toffee round it!

Do they still make toffee apples?

 

Not as good as my Mother made on Bonfire Night