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Red kite with sausage roll snapped by photographer

News imageMark Hopkins A red kite is pictured soaring through a blue sky from below. It's holding what appears to be a sausage roll in its talons, which is torn into two separate pieces. Mark Hopkins
Most people who have seen the pictures taken by Mark Hopkins agree the bird is carrying a sausage roll

A red kite carrying what appears to be a sausage roll in its talons has been captured on camera by an amateur photographer.

The bird was spotted flying over Banbury with the savoury snack when Mark Hopkins took the pictures from his back garden in Ruscote.

Hopkins said he was not entirely sure what the kite was holding, but others believed it to be a sausage roll.

"I often see kites gliding above the area and sometimes, if I'm lucky, they are barely above the rooftops," he said.

News imageMark Hopkins A red kite is pictured soaring through a blue sky from below. It's holding what appears to be a sausage roll in its talons, which is torn into two separate pieces. Mark Hopkins
Hopkins said he often sees red kites flying over his Banbury home
News imageMark Hopkins A red kite is pictured gliding against a blue sky. It is mostly brown in colour and has a golden beak. Mark Hopkins
The number of red kites in the UK has increased by 2,464% from 1995 to 2023

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