The buzzards near me are always to high or to far away to get a decent picture.
So i was wondering if i could get one to come closer by putting some meat out ? (like the famous Gigrin Farm where they feed the Kites becuase they get the odd Buzzard ) So Could I?
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Here you are Kezmo. Live ones enjoying themselves. There was a report in another paper with a picture but that seems to have disappeared into the ether..
http://www.buckinghamshireadvertiser.co.uk/south-buckinghamshire-news/local-buckinghamshire-advertiser-news/2009/04/14/vandalism-but-not-by-yobs-82398-23385520/
The necessity of bird-watching is a really good reason for avoiding all forms of housework.
The dust will still be there tomorrow - the birds may not be!
Yep Brenda H you are regrettably right - they go on the badger hunt then lay them on the roadside - I wasn't going to mention it but i used to check all 'road kill' in my area for the sanctuary to see if it was a genuine accident or not. Remember though there are a lot more nice folk out there than there are the nasty ones!
Yes I've heard of this horrible dumping and have sometimes checked to see if a genuine road kill or not...
Wish I had badgers in my garden! I wouldn't mind in the slightest their digging etc... as I'm no gardener anyway! My garden is pretty wild!
My best 'badger experience' was when my sister lived in Swanpool in Cornwall. Her kitchen window was leverl with the back garden and badgers used to come down from the woods behind to hoover up the peanuts and other scraps she used to put out for them! They were quite used to the light being on and the window being open and being level with us, we had great views of them! Used to tickle me how they would have a 'pushing' match to get to the food with lots of grunting!!
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What great stories. You've made my day. Thanks.
Hi all,
Thanks for the link Squirrel - but I was expecting an uplifting story not that rampaging badgers had dug up a 250 year old lawn! LOL
On a serious note I never realised that the ones on the road were anything other than that! Don't know whether baiting is common round here but may be it is if there are plenty of badgers. I'm sorry Brenda H your garden gets churned up I didn't know they did that. I have never seen a live badger so am always envious of those that get them in the garden.
Regards
Kerry
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Kezmo, don't be sorry. If we decide to live where they live then that is our problem and it doesn't happen daily. Our back garden is secure and they haven't ventured there yet --- just the front garden where most of our bird feeders are sited. They are lovely animals to observe and don't always rearrange peoples gardens. I hope you are lucky and do see them.
The main point to bear in mind is that your ok you photograph any wildlife but certainly those species listed under schedule 1 of the wildlife and countryside act 1981 – require a special government licence for photography during the breeding season as they are considered sensitive to disturbance.
yes but Common Buzzards are not on on that list
Hawkbuzzard,
Sorry to cause any confusion i simply think that when taking up wildlife photography this is perhaps one of the key rules to bear in mind thats all..
Buzzards eat principally small rodents, but also take birds, reptiles, amphibians, larger insects and earthworms. Prey up to 500g is taken by active predation, anything heavier is usually carrion or seriously enfeebled individuals. Gamebirds are sometimes taken, though these make up only a tiny proportion of the total number of pheasants and redlegged partridges released for shooting. Carrion can form a significant part of buzzard diet.
Buzzards use three main hunting techniques. They locate prey from a perch and then fly direct to it, sometimes using intervening cover for a surprise attack. They often soar over open terrain, occasionally hanging in the wind or hovering before dropping on to the prey and following up the attack on the ground. They are also commonly seen walking or standing on the ground whilst looking for invertebrates. To lure one would in my estimation be incredibly difficult, its more about reading there habits and being out there with them, with good camera kit where your most likely to get the best images..
Have read all this with interest as we have a pair of Buzzards in the fields/woods behind our house, and can often see them circling in the thermals, looking for food down below. We have a lot of rabbits in the wooded area so there is plenty for them to eat. I'll have to stake myself out in the trees & try to photo them sometime, but they are very quick and able fliers!