Red Kite Milvus milvus populations were almost wiped out in the UK due to persecution, but have made a comeback from just a few breeding pairs left in Wales. It is a scavenger and mainly eats carrion, so its persecution was seen as largely unjustified. Red Kites typically breed in large stick nests located in trees, and often reuse the same nest year after year. The female lays 1 to 4 eggs, and both the male and female take turns incubating them and caring for the young.
Mark Hamblin has worked as a freelance nature photographer since 1995, creating images for international photographic agencies; providing specialist guiding services and working on multi-media conservation projects.
Mark has published and collaborated on several books including Wild Peak, Wild Land - Images of nature from the Cairngorms, Tooth & Claw and 2020VISION. He was also a contributing photographer for the Wild Wonders of Europe project working on stories in Lithuania and The Netherlands.
Mark is a director of the social enterprise company, Wild Media Foundation, who produce communications material for a range of clients as well as working on their own projects. Their current project, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture amplifies the case for a wilder Scotland, and Mark is part of a team of photographers and videographers currently gathering material for a range of media products.
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