Talk about being buzzed !!
Was just having a relaxing walk along the upper bank at Woolston Eyes when suddenly the cry of a Common Buzzard brought this right over my head. It was ridiculous as it circled so close .......... I didn't have to crop some of these as it filled the frame lol It was very hard to keep focused even though I switched to tracking as too often it was directly above and I was almost falling backwards to capture it on camera. The sky was so mixed, so blue in some areas and grey cloud in others. I tried to get it with blue background but they can certainly move when you are trying to follow their flight .........
This would have been my best shot if I hadn't missed the top of its wing off frame !!!! I was already tilting backwards and in danger of falling over lol
Could somebody please tell me if this is a juvenile ? ....... it was sort of acting like a kid as it soared round and round and mewed constantly lol
grey cloud again .................
you can see how low it came over the smaller trees and gave a real close up flying display - it was awesome !! .........
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Regards, Hazel
Brilliant, fantastic photos Hazy, just love them. Full screen they look just so clear and the eye so visible, very jealous. Can't help with age but sure someone will know. What a thrill it must have been.
Lot to learn
Can`t help you,Hazy but it`s a great sequence.Looks like it`s in agony after having 1/2 its wing chopped off. :-)
Thanks Gaynor, it was an amazing sight as it kept passing overhead
Lol @ Edge .......
I'm sorry for butting into your topic although I think that your photos are fantastic and that you were very lucky to get them. But the reason that i'm butting in is please tell me how to start a new Topic, I know that I have done in the past but now my mind has just gone blank and I just can,t figure out how to start. Thankyou
Thank you all for the views and kind replies, I will put up a few more pics of Woolston on a thread shortly.
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Wow, fancy being buzzed by a Buzzard. Cracking shots even if you clipped a few wings. LOL I know how difficult it is trying to photograph birds flying directly overhead. I usually lose my balance and stagger around.
I'm not sure I've ever seen a juvenile Buzzard that close so I don't know if it is or not. Looking in Collins a juvenile has a streaked upper breast so my feeling is that this is probably an adult but what do I know.
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Cheers Tony, it was amazing getting such close views of this buzzard, it kept circling, flying low and was hard to keep up with; they never look like they are flying fast as they soar but they do cover distance fast ! Thanks for the ID tips and help, always good to have a few great pointers.
wow what amazing pictures you've captured!
Thankyou Hazel I've got it now
Amazing pictures! Well done. Last week I noticed a Red Kite circling above my house.. ran indoors... grabbed camera... rushed back into garden.... Gone :( In less than 10 seconds it was nowhere to be seen in the sky. So who cares if you chopped a bit of a wing off, at least you got "a bird" :)