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Lunch Delivery
I was looking out of the window earlier, and spotted this bird of prey circling (I think it’s a Buzzard by the way it was flying). It wasn’t until I looked at the photos on the computer, that I realised the Buzzard seemed to be carrying lunch in its talons! Sorry for the…
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The Return of the Buzzard
We could hear the distinctive “mewing” of the Buzzard earlier in the day, but there was no sign of it at all. Later on, we spotted it circling high over the hills, presumably looking for a meal. I haven’t seen multiple Buzzards together recently, so I wonder if they have chicks in the nest that…
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Mewing Buzzard
I’ve never understood why the Buzzard draws attention to itself by ‘mewing’ when it’s flying overhead. Surely any prey would just hide when it hears that sound? #30dayswild
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Mobbed by Crows
I hadn’t heard the Buzzards for a while, so I was surprised to hear them calling this afternoon. I don’t know why they seem keen to announce their presence, especially when the crows seem intent on mobbing them! The Buzzard got the idea and flew in the opposite direction, with the crows coming back to land in…
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Another day, yet another Buzzard!
It certainly didn’t sound like a Buzzard – more like a seagull with a sore throat, but when it flew over, it certainly looked like a Buzzard! I didn’t catch a photo of it at that point, but I heard it again later on, and despite the strong wind trying to blow me over, I was able to…
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Acrobatics
I’m not sure if the Buzzard is trying to taunt the gull, or swoop away from it, but it certainly looked like an unusual angle to be flying! Strangely enough, the gull just ignored the Buzzard- normally the gulls gang up and ‘mob’ the birds of prey. Maybe there’s no youngsters to protect now, so…
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Screeching Buzzard
The screeching call of the local Buzzard prompted me to get out for a walk around the block. I hadn’t gone far before I spotted a load of crows all circling nearby. Wondering if something had spooked them, or if they were just flocking around a source of food, I took a few steps further and was treated…
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Aerobatics
When I spotted the two birds circling exceptionally high in the sky, I first thought it was two Buzzards, but the one on the bottom right of the photo doesn’t look all that Buzzard-like in this photo. I thought maybe the Buzzard was trying to catch something mid-flight, but I’m wondering now if it was…
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Second day of wildness
You wouldn’t believe yesterday had been so cold and wet, when your see today’s bright sunny weather. And as luck would have it, the blue skies gave some perfect Buzzard-spotting opportunities! The last few birds I’ve spotted circling high in the sky, have been seagulls, so I was pleased to spot the local Buzzard circling…
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Let’s Go Fly a Kite
Someone had mentioned on Twitter that a Red Kite had been spotted a few miles from here several days ago. I don’t know much about Kites, but the local Buzzards seems to have a wide ranging territory, so I’d hoped to take a walk in that general direction at some point, to see if I could…