A DM from Martin telling me that the Red-footed Falcon was showing 'crazy' well overhead along the Lydd track by Hookers, saw me there just in time for it to have moved away. However, a tight flock of at least 17 feeding Hobbies were going bonkers over Hookers Lake along with the Red-foot. It was an incredible wildlife encounter to watch these aerial masters swooping, stalling, diving and climbing in pursuit of insects and then feeding on their catch on the wing, in the strong and gusty south-westerly wind. The sky was literally a blur of foraging Hobbies. In the end the Red-foot did appear back over the Lydd track and remained overhead for a short while providing fantastic views. I managed to get the following sequence of it chasing and feeding.
Nice sequence of the catch John, a superb bird.
ReplyDeleteThanks Martin, it certainly was.
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