Red Kites, Perthshire, Scotland

By Peter Maule

We were out on bird spotting walk in Perthshire, Scotland. The weather was good with no rain and little wind, and we then heard what sounded like birds of prey fighting. Then they appeared from over the hill in front of us, a pair of Red Kites in a tangled fight. They hit the ground very hard, with both rolled over in what I'd call a very ferocious dispute over something. It seemed to last for around half a minute, they then broke off each other and flew off. They gave me some lovely shots in that brief moment.