Buzzard Ed these always seem to be so high up even with 200-600 and 1.4 I rarely get much luck, it is what it is at least you have got something
Many thanks Gary, he was a big boy.Buzzard Ed these always seem to be so high up even with 200-600 and 1.4 I rarely get much luck, it is what it is at least you have got something
buzzard Tim he is one I took earlier this year
It is a hawk over there too but that type is called "Common Buzzard"
Its strange this bird naming thing, it is a wonder they ever get a kill because I only ever see them flying really high
They are scavenger birds Gary, so don't hunt per se. They will, and I've seen them take small lizards, but generally they will feed on carcasses of rabbits, hares etc. They certainly do well enough, they are the most populous bird of prey in the UK.
I often see them in dog fights with ravens and again they are up on thermals almost too high to see clearly
Yep, all corvids will chase them off, as they will take young from a nest, as will corvids though, so a weird dichotomy!
The bird naming committee seems to have good days and then the ones in which they seem to conduct after a party. For example the American Red Start has no red but it does have orange or the Ring Neck Duck which has a dark brown ring on its black neck which seems ok for naming the duck except it has a white ring around its black and grey bill that no other duck in the region has.
Thanks Alex!
Thanks Tim
