0 a large European bird of prey (= a bird that kills and eats small birds and animals) with reddish brown feathers and a tail that is divided into two parts at the end : --
Red kites are now a familiar sight alongside stretches of the M40 motorway.
It has taken eighty years for the red kite to recover from near-extinction.
The diet of the red kite seems to consist largely of carrion and some birds.
Red kites can be spotted soaring over the reserve.
The red kite is one of the rare bird species protected in rural Wales.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
Shimmer
red kite