I fed the kites yesterday at Bwlch Nant yr Arian and we had a
great turnout of approx 100 hungry birds. There are some canada geese
nesting on a tiny island between the grass feeding area and the main
viewing spit of land opposite. During the feeding frenzy, one
unfortunate kite got a bit too close to the island and one of the geese
flew in to the kite on purpose. The kite crashed in to the lake just
in front of the spectators with the goose in hot pursuit. The goose
then landed on top of the kite and tried to drown it. The kite was
struggling to get to the side of the lake with the goose repeatedly
attempting to push it under. The attack lasted for about a minute.
Sarah
Cookson pulled the kite out and we tried to dry it off and warm it up
in the foot well of my car. After an hour it didn't improve. I took the
bird down to Llanbadarn Vets and left it with them. They will contact
Tony Cross at some stage - hopefully the bird can make a full recovery!
Andre Marsh
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