Off and away

I'm off to Blighty for ten days - more from Esperaza then. In the meantime, anyone recognise this beauty? It was large and red-backed and hovered like an angel. Could have been a kite - we couldn't see its tail - but do kites hover?
Margaret photographed him over Rennes le Chateau where we stopped for lunch after our Bugarach holiday. Fabulous for birds - we saw vultures (Griffin and Egyptian), lots of  black redstarts, tree creepers, eagles and the rest.

The nightingale has begun to sing at 5.00am outside my bedroom window here. At least I will get a lie-in in London:)
Byyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeee