A assortment of kites made in the form of a large black cat, a blue bear with a white shirt among others at the St Annes Kite Festival on the seafront in Lytham St Annes, north west England. Pics/AFP
A competitor flies a kite shaped like a large black cat
A competitor flies a kite shaped as a large yellow dog
A competitor flies a kite shaped like a large red dragon
David Hoggan of the Kuwaiti Al Farsi Kite Team checks a kite before flying it in the St Annes Kite Festival on the seafront in Lytham St Annes, north west England
A participant gears up to fly his kite
A competitor prepares his kite shaped like a giant shark
