I know that you put this on for non twitch reasons but these type of set up images bore the pants off me. The kingfisher and no fishing images have been doing the rounds for more than 40 years.
I know, but as you said, that wasn’t the reason I posted it. If you care to look, you’ll see that it was linked to the previous posts with regard to the cruelty of fishing. 
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Walked about 6 miles round the RSPB St Aidans reserve. Very little to seein numbers (other than Coots) but a few lovely ones popped up.
First a couple of Red Kites over the car park. Then a Little Egret swimming right by the path. Further on was a young Kestrel that perched on a branch no more than 20 ft away from us for about 5 minutes before flying right over our heads.
We then found the Cattle Egrets we had been told to look out for round the feet of the Highland cattle. We were told at the office last visit that they were rare so I was chuffed to se them for the second time in a couple of weeks.
And others that I’m not yet able to identify quickly enough.
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Red Kite and Sparrowhawk?
^ this
Great pic
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Keeps coming back.
Just hope my pond net is enough of a deterrent, or gives the fish time to take cover…
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It’s fishing in the rong pond anyway 
Spectacular spot of birding there @MGOwner 
Reminds me of some images I snapped last year of a Crow mixing it with a Sparrowhawk, I might still have them…Shall have a look
We had a long running battle protecting the fish against heron. Then an otter came along and wiped them out.
I don’t miss it TBH, pond is now open to all comers.
The difference being, the red kite/buzzard pic was an aerial battle whereas the two pics with pairs of red kites in are courtship displays.
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How can you tell the difference?
Maybe they just like it rough 
I’m sure some of them do like it rough
Aerial displays, locking talons, passing food in the air (male to female) and coordinated flying are well known examples of courtship between red kites.
