Interesting reading all the posts about buzzards being seemingly so rare. Here in the Western most part of the West Midlands they are all over the place. Mind you, it's fairly hilly here so probably a good series of thermals to ride on!
They're common here too, and not just when out on the hills, Phil. No matter how many times I see them, it's still a thrill to hear them, and then try and spot them.
We always get a few overhead in late summer here, and I often watch them until they disappear from view. The crows/rooks chase them off a bit though.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You'll often see them at the side of motorways, or beside new roads, especially when it's cut through farmland or similar. They sit on the fence posts and wait patiently.
I always try and get a pic when I'm out walking, but they rarely play ball - usually too high for my camera to get them
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We see and hear buzzards over our home quite frequently most recent summers ...and we’re right at the edge of Norwich ... and it’s an unusual drive out into the countryside that we don’t see at least one buzzard or red kite.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I was clearing up the garden yesterday and cut down about half of the teasels and tied them to a fence post out of the way. As if in protest this goldfinch came and started picking through them while glaring at me, although to be fair the only expression they have is glaring. He (I say he because apparently male goldfinches are more likely to feed from teasels due to their slightly longer beaks) was happy to allow me to work within 3 to 4 metres before retreating to the apple tree. If you never heard it a goldfinch feeding from a teasel sounds like someone running a comb over the edge of a piece of paper. I think they must run their beaks along the spines and listen for loose seeds inside. I'm really happy with the colour range in the first photo, the background is the brick of my neighbour's house, and how the red feathers tie in with the bursting buds of the apple tree in the second pic.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Lovely pics @wild edges. We have flocks of goldfinches in the winter visiting the feeders. The local numbers are swelled by loads of others that come down here for the winter and then disappear again in late March leaving us with a dozen or so. When we came here fourteen years ago we had large numbers of buzzards and kites, but their numbers have dwindled with lack of bio diversity, the farmers having ploughed the fields to grow sunflowers and rapeseed.
Flinster what is it? Dragonfly thingy, nymph? We don't have a pond see adults in the area.
Buzzards are pretty common here down South too. In the 'burbs but wooded areas and Downs not too far away help I guess.
If I have to chase the Queen Bumblebee out of the blow away one more time......I am not worried or scared of them but don't want it trapped and tired. Even with the door rolled right up they still get stuck bouncing up and down at the apex.
This guy is sat outside my office window noisily claiming territory over the nest box on the wall. It's lovely to see but I wish he'd learn some more words to his song
(My window is badly in need of a clean hence the slightly hazy photo :bl: )
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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We always get a few overhead in late summer here, and I often watch them until they disappear from view. The crows/rooks chase them off a bit though.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Like you say, it's great to see. Obviously the Clent hills and surrounding areas have plenty of life to support them which is encouraging.
I always try and get a pic when I'm out walking, but they rarely play ball - usually too high for my camera to get them
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dragonfly thingy, nymph?
We don't have a pond see adults in the area.
Buzzards are pretty common here down South too.
In the 'burbs but wooded areas and Downs not too far away help I guess.
If I have to chase the Queen Bumblebee out of the blow away one more time......I am not worried or scared of them but don't want it trapped and tired. Even with the door rolled right up they still get stuck bouncing up and down at the apex.