you know what, i'm going to really miss the red kites when we leave

sometimes there are literally over a dozen swooping by around our house

and if i'm working from home they often swoop lower than our upstairs window meaning we can look down on them

just the other day one sat on the roof across the road.  i just had time to grab my camera before it whizzed off again.  i hadn't realised their faces were so blue.  i guess that's why they call them red kites.