The Buzz #1
The legendary frog-eating Buzzard is back at Stover Country Park:
Apparently it ate a mouse this morning:
That won’t feed it for long.
It’s currently showing a great deal of interest in the Grey Squirrels down below the bird feeders:
It’s scanning the forest floor. I’m tempted to say ‘like a hawk’, or maybe ‘with eagle eyes’. Perhaps ‘like a Buzzard’ is a better phrase.
Although given those scaly feet, perhaps ‘like a winged dinosaur’ is more accurate.
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