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12-04-2006, 04:08 PM
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| | | Common Buzzard Identification
Hi all took this earlier this afternoon. Think it may be a Common Buzzard, but am not familiar with the birds of prey. If someone could give a positive Id I will then post it in the Gallery.
Thanks
Ollie |
12-04-2006, 04:21 PM
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Hi Ollie,
Certainly looks like a Common Buzzard to me. This is a great shot - it looks like you were pretty close. Were you in a hide?
Matt |
12-04-2006, 04:21 PM
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Yep definitely a Buzzard - Buteo buteo.
Nice shot, where did you take this Ollie? |
12-04-2006, 04:28 PM
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Thanks for the comments Matt and Alan. It was taken at Messingham nature reserve. on the edge of the conifer woods. Spotted as walking round the reserve so when I got a bit nearer went down on hands and knees behind some reed beds until I got near enough for a few shots. You should see the state of my trousers. Will post in Gallery later but got to get my tea at moment.
Thanks Ollie |
12-04-2006, 04:30 PM
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 He is a beuty well done look forward to seeing it in the Gallery |
12-04-2006, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Ollie Spotted as walking round the reserve so when I got a bit nearer went down on hands and knees behind some reed beds until I got near enough for a few shots. You should see the state of my trousers. | Now that's commitment to the cause Quote: |
Originally Posted by Ollie Will post in Gallery later but got to get my tea at moment. | although tea must come first, obviously 
Matt |
12-04-2006, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Ollie Hi all took this earlier this afternoon. Think it may be a Common Buzzard, but am not familiar with the birds of prey. If someone could give a positive Id I will then post it in the Gallery.
Thanks
Ollie | Hi Ollie
That is an excellent photo of a Buzzard. It might be me but I think it would be better with the trr trunk cropped out of the image as it is a bit bright. For me it tends to take the eye away from the image.
I have had a go at it myself. See what you think.
John |
12-04-2006, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Ollie Thanks for the comments Matt and Alan. It was taken at Messingham nature reserve. on the edge of the conifer woods. Spotted as walking round the reserve so when I got a bit nearer went down on hands and knees behind some reed beds until I got near enough for a few shots. You should see the state of my trousers. Will post in Gallery later but got to get my tea at moment.
Thanks Ollie | The bird or the trousers?
Nice shot well done
Beryl |
12-04-2006, 07:15 PM
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I quite like the tree being there John, gives a sense of the habitat, but I suppose it does block the Buzzards gaze. If you were going to crop the image more, I think it would be better to take the tree out completely like below.
ps hope you dont mind us messing with your image Ollie!
Last edited by Alan; 04-12-2006 at 04:53 PM.
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12-04-2006, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by John Hi Ollie
That is an excellent photo of a Buzzard. It might be me but I think it would be better with the trr trunk cropped out of the image as it is a bit bright. For me it tends to take the eye away from the image.
I have had a go at it myself. See what you think.
John | Hi John
Think you are right about cropping the trunk out. Only got photoshop Elements 4 last week and am still inexperienced with using it. Come to that I have only been taking bird photos about three months was more used to taking macro and lanscape stuff with the old Canon S2IS, so I am on a learning curve.
Cheers
Ollie | | | |
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