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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0071_01CD5788.E4EFEC30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Peter, Interesting observation! I know there were no Kites to speak of in = England during the 1972-74 period when we lived in Cambridge. I had = heard about the significant population increase by other British = birders. I believe that the proper common name is Red Kite, as opposed = to the Black Kite which are so common especially over populated cities = in Africa and Asia. Another bird experiencing a remarkable population explosion in England = since our time there is the Rose-ringed Parakeet. Imagine my surprise = during a recent stopover in London to hear and then see parakeets in a = tree along a trail beside the Thames!! The ever-increasing British = avifauna.... Cheers, Bob McDonald Halifax ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Hubcove@aol.com=20 To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 4:49 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Red tail Kites Just back from a lengthy trip to UK and spent some time in the = Chilterns and Thames Valley area. There are an astonishing number of red = tail Kites everywhere in that area. Many years ago when I left the UK = they had disappeared except for a few in Wales. A program to introduce = them about 25 years ago with breeding pairs from Spain has succeeded = beyond anyone's expectations. There are now hundreds of breeding pairs = in the Chilterns and they are being introduced elsewhere. Initially it = was popular to feed them with chicken parts and left overs but=20 it apparently has an effect on the bone density so it is now illegal = to feed them. You still see them hovering around gardens and on the = Thames last week they were wheeling and diving all around. A great = sight. Peter Stow Hubbards=20 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2437/5104 - Release Date: = 07/01/12 ------=_NextPart_000_0071_01CD5788.E4EFEC30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19258"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" = id=3Drole_body=20 bottomMargin=3D7 leftMargin=3D7 rightMargin=3D7 topMargin=3D7 = bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi Peter,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Interesting observation! I know there were no = Kites to=20 speak of in England during the 1972-74 period when we lived in = Cambridge. =20 I had heard about the significant population increase by other British=20 birders. I believe that the proper common name is Red Kite, as = opposed to=20 the Black Kite which are so common especially over populated cities in = Africa=20 and Asia.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Another bird experiencing a remarkable=20 population explosion in England since our time there is the = Rose-ringed=20 Parakeet. Imagine my surprise during a recent stopover in London = to hear=20 and then see parakeets in a tree along a trail beside the Thames!! = The=20 ever-increasing British avifauna....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Bob McDonald</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Halifax</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3DHubcove@aol.com = href=3D"mailto:Hubcove@aol.com">Hubcove@aol.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3DNatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 30, 2012 = 4:49=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Red tail = Kites</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=3Drole_document color=3D#000000 size=3D4 = face=3DArial> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Just back from a lengthy trip to UK and spent some = time in=20 the Chilterns and Thames Valley area. There are an astonishing number = of red=20 tail Kites everywhere in that area. Many years ago when I left the UK = they=20 had disappeared except for a few in Wales. A program to introduce = them=20 about 25 years ago with breeding pairs from Spain has succeeded beyond = anyone's expectations. There are now hundreds of breeding pairs in the = Chilterns and they are being introduced elsewhere. Initially it was = popular to=20 feed them with chicken parts and left overs but </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>it apparently has an effect on the bone density so = it is now=20 illegal to feed them. You still see them hovering around gardens and = on the=20 Thames last week they were wheeling and diving all around. A great=20 sight.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Peter Stow</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Hubbards</FONT> </DIV></FONT><A></A> <P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20 message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20 href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2012.0.2180 / = Virus=20 Database: 2437/5104 - Release Date: = 07/01/12</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0071_01CD5788.E4EFEC30--
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