_The Evening Post_, 1 April 1925:
A DANGEROUS BUSINESS
That good housekeeping rule as to a place for everything and everything in its place is particularly applicable to the ancient art and sport of kite flying, and in general it may be said that the place for kite flying—at the present time in tremendous vogue—is out of town, and especially well away from overhead electric power cables. This, mere annoyance to linesmen who are called upon to waste time, and energy in clearing lines is one sufficient reason for the unpopularity of the sport, but parents should remember, if youngsters will not, that kite flying near cables carrying 3000 to 11,000 volts may be extremely dangerous; under certain conditions the child might receive a very severe shock.
A definite warning as to the danger which follows interference with power lines is given by notices placed on the Hutt River pipe bridge, but there the warning is given to fishers, who may, so run the notices, receive a fatal shock should a wet line be thrown across the high[?] power lines across the river.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250401.2.99

"Landscape with footpath and shadow."

Spirit of Air 10' Delta. Almost no wind.

The 2025 international kite festival in Mangalore, India, was ... simply incredible.

Please enjoy Part One of our report:

https://kapjasa.si/en/impostor-syndrome-ikf-mangalore-2025/

Happy shark is happy.

Black kite (Milvus migrans) #AsianBirds #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AfricanBirds #AustralianBirds | #BlackKite | #Kites #HawkFamily #BirdsOfPrey : Photo by adilabiid #birdsoftheworld #birds

Traditional Japanese kite, 奴凧(yakkodako)… We used to fly these kites by adjusting the strings to keep balance. I happened to find it in a house in the countryside …
#photography #Japan #kites

Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) #AsianBirds #AustralasianBirds #AustralianBirds | #BrahminyKite #RedBackedSeaEagle | #Kites #KiteFamily #EagleFamily #BirdsOfPrey : Photo by anirudhsingh2342 #birdsoftheworld #birds

In Port Aransas.

#Travel #GayTravel #Kites #PortAransas #VisitPortTexas

It's that time of the year again …

#lifeguard and #kites around #ZEEBRUGGE
#uglybelgianstatues by (ig and fb) charles.lemaire.photographe and uglybelgianstatues
Not all of them are really ugly... but!

More info on: https://www.charleslemaire.eu/Travaux/uglybelgianstatues

wonder where your kites are?

i just got an email from Pronatura Veracruz about the River of Raptors

"For the Mississippi Kite, we have a peak day that represents a historical record, since on September 9, we counted 91,532, and we have recorded 694,210 now (the last highest season was in 2022 with 471,622 kites)."

Broad wings may chuckle at these numbers when they arrive in their millions but that's still a LOT of kites

Black kite (Milvus migrans) #Asianbirds #Eurasianbirds #Europeanbirds #Africanbirds #Australianbirds | #BlackKite #Kites #Raptors | #birds #birdsoftheworld

Bird of the Day — Mississippi Kite, Kansas 2020
King of flight