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Summerleys nature reserve.

Six of the beauties were hunting quite close together which was great to see, never a dull moment in this valley because once the owls catch a vole the local Kestral was always trying to steal their catch and did a couple of times, but to beat that the Crows were chasing or dropping on the Kestral so it also gave up the stolen meal :O)
40+ have been seen in the Hanging Houghton Valley this year a very rare sight indeed, being a Conservation area for Raptors helps no end and i've only just found this out by google search, thankfully i have seen these beauties live again since my first sighting which was last year at Freiston near Boston on the East Coast by the Wash, i spotted four of these beauties last year ;o)
I've also had the pleasure this year in seeing another six of these close to Summer leys nature reserve.
Many twitters hit the Hanging Houghton area early on in the season and i can see why its perfect if you want to see them live.

Captured in the beautiful valley of Hanging Houghton UK.
One of (6) hunting the grasses in this Conservation Area.
A Rare gathering of up to (40+) have been spotted here this year and i'm not surprised because there are large Acres of rough grassland which make it perfect for hunting.
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Captured in the beautiful valley of Hanging Houghton UK.
One of (6) hunting the grasses in this Conservation Area.
A Rare gathering of up to (40+) have been spotted here this year and i'm not surprised because there are large Acres of rough grassland which make it perfect for hunting.
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Captured in the beautiful valley of Hanging Houghton UK.
One of (6) hunting the grasses in this Conservation Area up to (40+) have been spotted here this year and i'm not surprised because there are large Acres of grassland which make it perfect for hunting.
www.flickr.com/groups/creative_moments_in_our_time/