Raptors

[Acipiter]

I had a nice little treat this morning, I heard a buzzard call over the top of the wood as I was walking through, I looked up and to my surprise not just a buzzard, but 2 red kites and a female sparrowhawk all souring fairly low. I tried to get outside of the wood for a better look, but by the time I did they had gone out of sight. And then just to round it off I saw a kestrel hunting. As I was nearly home a g/s/ woodpecker was shouting at the of his voice from the top a tall tree, all in all a nice little treat.

[Wild-Woman]

Always so good to see these magnificent birds. The call sends a shiver down my spine.

[htcdude]

Just like buses, you don't see one on it's own, they all come at once

Nige

[Acipiter]

Indeed Nige, and if you had seen me trying to run, fumberling with the camera at the same time, you would have had a even bigger laurght.

[Jim Ford]

You can always hear a buzzard from the comfort of your armchair, by watching a scene in a BBC period drama that takes place in a dramatic landscape. They always dub in a buzzard call. Thomas Hardy plays are best for this, particularly when two doomed lovers meet on a moor.

Jim

[faz]

in usa all films/programs are a red tail hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)