Feeding Habits of Buzzards

[obscurasky]

Originally Posted by Beekeeper

Driving across the forest the other day, a Buzzard flew across the front of the car level with the bonnett which was unusual as i normally see them very high up soaring on the thermals, i realised why as it went off to one side of the car, it had obviously just caught its evening meal as it had what looked like a snake in its mouth.

I always thought Buzzards survived on small mammals, is this normal behaviour?

BK

I saw a Buzzard in the Forest of Dean, towards the end of last summer, perched on a wooden gate with a snake hanging from its beak. It seemed in no hurry to eat the thing, although interestingly the snake wasn't moving - so the Buzzard had presumably killed it, or perhaps it was already deceased.

[obscurasky]

Originally Posted by sidewalkdoctor

Go here Buzzard snatches and kills rare bird - Telegraph for what a buzzard will eat......

Great photograph. Not sure how the experts manage to say the moment is both "unprecedented" and "rare" though

[sidewalkdoctor]

Originally Posted by larachmor

In The Highlands, mobbing crows often will pinpoint the location of a sitting eagle - just one of the ways you can spot them in fact. For eagles - both golden and white-tailed, crows must be the biggest irritation in their lives. They are constantly subject to being mobbed - be they flying or perched.

Looks like Mr Crow likes to mob! We watched as a fox crossing a salt-marsh, heading for the woods, was mobbed by crows at Newtown Creek, here on the Island a couple of summers ago.