17 Red Kites

 

On my way to RSPB Fairburn Ings. On the A64 as it crosses the River Wharfe just outside Tadcaster.

Farmers cutting hay had attracted 17 Red Kites.

I found it difficult to get phots as I was looking into the sun, plus traffic roaring past about a foot away, plus the birds kept swooping down to ground level looking for prey.