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Buzzard under fire
Lots of Buzzards about this evening - counted 9 together in the sky at one point above the garden albeit way too high for photos.
Caught this last bird from the kitchen doorway after I'd packed up. Luckily the camera settings were about OK to quickly grab a few frames before it was driven away.
Made a few quick (hopefully not to crude) adjustments but may revisit the originals once I've time to go through the rest.
Caught this last bird from the kitchen doorway after I'd packed up. Luckily the camera settings were about OK to quickly grab a few frames before it was driven away.
Made a few quick (hopefully not to crude) adjustments but may revisit the originals once I've time to go through the rest.
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Fabulous captures Phil. I really do wish I had those kind of birds around here.
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Fabulous captures Phil. I really do wish I had those kind of birds around here.
Joking aside - You will have Buzzards, it's just a case of finding a spot where they hang out.
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Superb Phil. Talk about being in the right place at the right time 
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Well caught! Buzzards are quite rare here, and I've never seen one here yet. We do however get lots of the Ravens! ;D
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You will have Buzzards, it's just a case of finding a spot where they hang out.
Leighton Buzzard perhaps
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Well caught! Buzzards are quite rare here, and I've never seen one here yet. We do however get lots of the Ravens! ;D
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We get Ravens too. Lovely birds and they really give the buzzards a hard time.
I possibly see them more than I realise as unless I hear the 'cronk' I probably just think crow or rook when they're passing by with no scale to judge them by.
Here's one from a few days ago - taken at distance over the house just so I could ID
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The bird fighting the buzzard above is a raven no? Last pic looks like it - but the other pics I couldn't really say! I find UK corvid ID really taxing for some reason - guess it's because our corvids here are all so easily told apart!
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No idea Zoundz ? - looks too small to be a Raven as around here they're bigger than buzzards.
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Fair enough - could be a Carrion Crow! We don't get them so I always forget how big they are!
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