Norwich peregrine falcons caught in battle with red kite
BBC News Published image captionThe female falcon (above) swooped down to see off the scavenging kite Peregrine falcons have been photographed in a mid-air battle, protecting their chicks and food from a scavenging red kite. The falcons hatched four chicks last week in their Norwich Cathedral nest. Wildlife photographers Chris and Kim Skipper watched as the pair took it in turns to distract the kite from going near the nest, and swooped down on the much larger predator to drive it away. Mr Skipper said it was likely the kite wanted food left in the nest. The protected birds of prey hatched th...
Source: bbc.co.uk
