D & G Red Kites
Day 2, Galloway Red Kite Feeding Station
The Red Kite feeding station is located at Bellymack Farm on the B795, near to Lauriston.
The Kites are fed at 2.00pm daily and at the time of our visit there were around 120 kites in the area.
Kites waiting in nearby trees for the food to be brought out
One flies overhead to see what the delay is.
The food is produced and is quickly devoured
A wide angled shot showing the vast numbers of kites. There are over 100 in this picture.
The food is finished and this one is scraping the remains off the table.
The wing tags are to allow researchers to monitor the distribution of individual birds.
One flies over for a last look to check that no food has been missed by the others.