Buzzard?

SusieBee · #1 (**permalink**) 01-01-2010, 11:14 PM

Managed to get a quick pic today on woods walk. I'm pretty sure it's a Buzzard but would appreciate confirmation please. Can't tell from my books & have only seen one once before.

Made my day seeing it anyway!

Thanks in advance

SusieBee

thebeard · #2 (**permalink**) 01-01-2010, 11:28 PM

certainly is! there seems to be a lot of buzzard activity at the moment, there's a good population at one of my local spots where its possible to see them almost every visit, i feel quite priveliged, especially seeing one attack a woodpigeon on NYE.

Gill Catton · #3 (**permalink**) 01-01-2010, 11:33 PM

Definately a buzzard indeed

SusieBee · #4 (**permalink**) 01-01-2010, 11:38 PM

Thanks for quick reply, yes I did feel it a great privilege to see. We were just on our way home so chuffed to get pic even though quality isn't that good.

Wow and you saw one attack a Woody!

Thanks Gill

thebeard · #5 (**permalink**) 01-01-2010, 11:52 PM

yeah! it didnt get it though, though there were a lot of feathers left behind, was only about 15ft away. couldnt see the pigeon afterwards but i'm guessing it wouldn't have survived, the buzzard was massive!

SusieBee · #6 (**permalink**) 01-01-2010, 11:59 PM

Aw Woody got away! Probably a much needed meal.

Yeh the one I saw today was pretty big not that you can tell by pic. And seeing little birds all day it seemed huge!

Last year had one on the garden fence checking the local cats!

tigger · #7 (**permalink**) 02-01-2010, 08:41 AM

We now see a lot of buzzard in Dorset. Probably our most common bird of prey. Had 10 circling in the sky in the Spring above my garden - all calling.

Although we see them all the time, you can never get very near to them. So I was very surprised to see one practically in Poole town yesterday, sitting on a lamppost near to ASDA next to the busy dual-carriageway.

Managed a couple of pictures. Jane