Buzzard over the garden
I’m currently chicken-sitting for my friends in Oxfordshire and enjoying an egg or two. Their enclosure is larger than my garden and …
Landing precision
The Common Buzzard is quite a large bird, with broad, rounded wings and a short neck and tail. We’re waiting in a …
Buteo buteo
Watching a Buzzard being mobbed is always a fascinating experience. This one has two Carrion Crows in close attendance. They dive, and …
The remains of a meal
There’s a Common Buzzard on the banks of the River Dart. We’re enjoying great views of it from the small boat due …
Fixed with a piercing stare
I’m watching a Long-Tailed Bushtit’s nest from 20 metres away when I notice a Buzzard heading straight towards me. Those eyes are …
A Buzzard with its Crow shadow
Mobbing is something Carrion Crows manage to do on their own, without the need of a mob. There’s little rest for Buzzards …
The Buzzard and its shadow
Buzzards are regal. They must be, because they bring with them a retinue wherever they go. Here’s one with its attendant, a …
Pale
There’s a very pale Common Buzzard flying around me. Its breast and underwings are almost cream rather than dark brown. It makes …
The waterworks Buzzard
On a previous walk through the industrial estate I met a couple who said they’d seen a Buzzard at the waterworks on …
Pale Buzzard
There’s a wide variation in the colouration of Common Buzzards. This one is particularly pale, without the dark brown breast markings and …
How many Crows make a mob?
How many Crows make a mob? The answer is only one. The local Buzzard has taken off for its daily life of …
Peregrines v Buzzard
A bit of daily exercise means a walk up the hill and back. I’m trying to avoid the Grand Old Duke of …
The Buzz #2
I’m still admiring the Stover Country Park Buzzard. It’s a glorious bird and seems oblivious to the crowd of people on the …
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 …
Buzzard in flight
I’m out for a walk along the River Exe with my camera. There are a few small wading birds around but nothing …
How many make a mob?
Crows react very badly to the presence of Buzzards. Here one took exception to a Buzzard in its field, mobbing it and …
Buzzards – forty years ago in my nature notebooks
Seeing a Buzzard was a thrilling experience when I was 12 years old. So much so that I noted it down in …