International Kite Festival , Bristol , UK
A tiger takes flight at Bristol International Kite Festival
A huge dragon looms over the crowds
Trio of brightly-coloured primates take flight with the help of a plane
The Al Farsi kite in the colours of the Kuwaiti flag, which is the largest kite in the world, according to the Guiness Book of Records
The kite was made in New Zealand and took 750 hours to build
Air sprites
Enormous fairy
An enormous spiked black dome twirls in the wind
A few of the other and more risque creations
All rise
A man prepares to launch a bird-shaped kite at festival, which is one of Europe's largest kite events