\n Hereford Times Camera Club member Sarah Ellis shared pictures of not only a red kite soaring through the sky, but also a buzzard.\n<\/p>\n
\n Red kites were once almost extinct in the UK, but now, thanks to a successful conservation programme, the nation is home to around 17 per cent of the population.\n<\/p>\n
\n The large bird is now a protected species. Following several reintroduction attempts, the number has recovered, and the stunning birds can be spotted all over the UK.\n<\/p>\n
\n According to the RSPB, the bird of prey is “unmistakable” due to its\u00a0reddish-brown body\n<\/p>\n
\n The birds tend to weigh between 1 to 1.2 kilograms and have a wingspan of 1.8 metres.\n<\/p>\n
\n The Wildlife Trust says the species has an average\u00a0life span of four years.\n<\/p>\n
\n Read more:\n<\/p>\n
\n Describing the protection campaign, the RSPB says: “Red Kites are now a familiar sight, soaring high in the sky.\n<\/p>\n
\n “They\u2019re one of the UK\u2019s best success stories, with the RSPB playing its part in their recovery.\n<\/p>\n
\n “In just a few decades, they\u2019ve gone from being on the brink of extinction to much higher numbers \u2013 there are now around 6,000 pairs of Red Kites in the UK.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Their spectacular recovery shows that with clear and targeted action, we can help struggling species.\n<\/p>\n
\n “However, there\u2019s still work to be done. Despite their success, they are still victims of illegal persecution.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hereford Times Camera Club member Sarah Ellis shared pictures of not only a red kite soaring through the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-40295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}