Common Buzzard.

[u8myufo]

With a small window of opportunity regarding the weather this morning, I took a five minute drive out to a local spot where I know there are Buzzards. After parking up it was just a couple of minutes walk to a spot in amongst some cover.After settling down the wind did pick up quite a bit so I thought that might hamper things slightly.

From memory last year they always seemed to come out early morning, mid morning and just after midday. The time now was 10am, a wait of around 20 minutes and one turned up patrolling the hedgerow about 90ft or so away. I managed to grab a few shots before it dissapeared again. About fifteen minutes passed and I could see the dark clouds heading over, a gentle walk back to the car, removes me clobber and gets in car, rain comes down. Job done!

 

[Jeff15]

Very good shooting......

 

[Jeff G]

Nice set, glad you didn't get rained on.

 

[Space Face]

Yep, good efforts and well composed.

 

[Winona]

Not what I call a buzzard but great shots!

 

[Space Face]

Not what I call a buzzard but great shots!

It is here in the UK.

buteo buteo - Google Search

 

[Winona]

The UK has much prettier buzzards than the US

 

[Space Face]

The UK has much prettier buzzards than the US

Everything in the UK is much prettier than in the USA. Especially me

 

[K9Kirk]

The UK has much prettier buzzards than the US

Everything in the UK is much prettier than in the USA. Especially me

Your perty, red, segmented eyes are mesmerizing me to no end, lol!

 

[Space Face]

The UK has much prettier buzzards than the US

Everything in the UK is much prettier than in the USA. Especially me

Your perty, red, segmented eyes are mesmerizing me to no end, lol!

That ain't me, that's the wife.

 

[K9Kirk]

Does it have a name other than a "common buzzard". It really looks more like a hawk compared to the ugly buzzards I'm used to seeing.

 

[PJM]

Nice shots. I like how you caught #3.

Our ugly buzzards...
DSC_0055 by Peter Martin, on Flickr

 

[u8myufo]

Does it have a name other than a "common buzzard". It really looks more like a hawk compared to the ugly buzzards I'm used to seeing.

the Common name in the UK has always been Buzzard or Common Buzzard Kirk, the scientific name being Buteo buteo. It is however from the family Accipitridae (hawks and eagles).

 

[Soocom1]

nice set.

I like the bird...

 

[K9Kirk]

Does it have a name other than a "common buzzard". It really looks more like a hawk compared to the ugly buzzards I'm used to seeing.

the Common name in the UK has always been Buzzard or Common Buzzard Kirk, the scientific name being Buteo buteo. It is however from the family Accipitridae (hawks and eagles).

I see. I commonly see turkey vultures but they aren't called common vultures so you can see where the name, Common Vulture" might throw someone off. It's interesting how things are done differently across the world.