Here is a small selection of pictures taken by photographer Ron Perkins, which include this one of a red kite checking out a small model 'plane carrying a video camera. This is used to film the birds from the air. Details are on www.gpss.co.uk/redkites.
Ron Perkins is an Oxfordshire based Wildlife Photographer. He specialises in Deer, Mammals, Red kites and Seabirds; his portfolio includes a wide range of British Wildlife. A selection of his images can be seen in the Gallery section of www.oxfordphotosociety.com. He was the winner of the British Wildlife category in the BG Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition in 1999. Ron gives illustrated talks titled "Deer in Britain" and "Wildlife in Britain". His images can be supplied as fine art prints. Enquiries to ronperkins@waitrose.com
The pictures here have been cropped and scaled so that they are not too slow to appear. Sorry about their layout - but we hope you at least get a flavour :-)