no. they kill small birds and partridges, pigeons, young ducks too.
We have a red kite on the farm. I like watching him swirling about on the thermals but have witnessed him kill.
I also refer you to:
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"Red Kites are however predators and take a wide variety of live prey, ranging from earthworms to small mammals, amphibians and birds"
Posted By: Tony Martin on October 9th 2013 at 15:51:52
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- Just every cat that shits in my garden..that'll do (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Oct 9, 16:39:39
- Teletubbies. And those things off of Waybuloo. And In the Night Garden. All of em. (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Oct 9, 15:10:56
- Top of the list - Fallow Deer!!!!!!, although I guess maybe not quite so urgent now that (NCFC) - CB41, Oct 9, 15:06:41
- What damage do red kites do? They're scavengers not predators. (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Oct 9, 14:43:45
- no. they kill small birds and partridges, pigeons, young ducks too. (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Oct 9, 15:51:52
- Granted they clear up roadkill but other birds suffer if there are too many (NCFC) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Oct 9, 14:46:02
- They compete with corvids, which are predators as well as scavengers. We could lose a few (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Oct 9, 14:53:47
- Trolls (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 9, 14:41:38
- You cant kill what you cant catch... (n/m) (NCFC) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Oct 9, 14:46:19
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