Sky ribbons glide by
bound by sinew and feathers
an effortless kite
Got a really good view of a red kite as I was driving today. It was flying very low, gliding. They look so delicate, as if they weigh next to nothing. “Kite” is so apt, you can imagine someone reeling them out on a long line and taking pleasure from their slow manipulation of the air currents.
Red Kites used to be endangered in the UK, but interestingly they were one of the most common birds in urban london, picking up the detritus, feral, important in the clearing of disease carrying carrion. It was sad they were driven back to small pockets in Wales.
It’s great they’ve made a comeback and are slowly spreading east. So distinctive and beautiful in the sky, with their broad wings and forked tails.
(image from RSPB)
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