Red kite.
The red kite is a bird of prey in the hawk family. It is one of the few bird species found almost exclusively in Europe. The scientific name of this species was published as Falco milvus in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus.
The red kite did not breed in the Netherlands for several years, but fortunately this is slowly changing and a few pairs have nested here again in recent years.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…