Wednesday, July 04, 2007
YOUNG red kites which have hatched in the Derwent Valley in Gates head have been fixed with leg rings and wing tags.
Gates head Council tree-climber Simon Donkin had the task of attractive the young kites from their nest more than 60ft up in a sycamore tree in the Derwent Walk Country Park close to Winlaton Mill.
The delicate exercise involved the young birds being lowered to the ground in a bag where they were weighed, deliberate and then fitted with their international identification rings and wing tags.
posted by kanth
@ 7:31 PM
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