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Common Buzzard - Buse variable

Buteo buteo

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Field Notes

Description:

This large bird of prey briefly ventured into the built area of my village before taking off again to cruise over the nearby fields. The Common Buzzard is found over most of Europe and its range extends into Asia.

Habitat:

Semi-rural.

Notes:

The most abundant and widespread raptor in Switzerland, this shy buzzard remains discreet during nesting, nesting well hidden in forests.

Reference Links:

Common Buzzard, Schweizerische Vogelwarte Sempach - Buse variable

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Comments (38)
yunseong1
Amazing spotting DanielePralong.You got there.
DanielePralong
Thanks DrNamgyalT.Sherpa! The first shot I took is actually the second one in the series. I could focus on the bird's eye while it perched. I then locked the focus and waited for the bird to fly off.
RiekoS
Congratulations! Spectacular
Arya
Hey another one! Congrats Daniele
Caleb Steindel
great spotting, SOTD well deserved@ A hearty congrats, danielle!
DanielePralong
Thank you Tiz and António! Tiz, here's the trick, in this case at least: the second shot in the series is actually the first one I took: the bird was perching, motionless. From there I locked the focus on the eye before the bird took off.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Danièle when i comment it yesterday i have almost sure that this one deserved a SOTD,super cool my friend,congrats on one more SOTD and thanks for sharing your awesome spotting page
Tiz
what a great moment and capture Daniele! I wish I could get the eye of a bird in flight that clear :) So impressed!
DanielePralong
Thank you Karen for the honor, and thanks everyone for your kind comments!
Christiane
Congratulations, Daniele! Great photos..
Noel Buensuceso
Great photos and series! Congratulations for the SOTD honors, Daniele!
Sergio Monteiro
Congratulations, Daniele. Lovely bird and fantastic photos!
KarenL
Wonderful capture Daniele! Congratulations, your beautiful buzzard is Spotting of the Day! As its name suggests the common buzzard is one of the frequently seen raptor species in Europe. Members of the Buteo family are known as buzzards in Europe, but hawks in North America, where to add to the confusion, vultures are often colloquially referred to as “buzzards”! Facebook: https://upload.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10153846879975603/?type=1&stream_ref=10 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/436702292843442176
ulvalactuca77
Oh, wow. Not what I would consider a "buzzard" at all! Different place, different name I guess.
DanielePralong
Thanks J and António! I often see them far in the distance, but this was special.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Wow,i can tell that is not everyday that you can have the luck to see one so close,superb first shot,congrats and thanks for sharing
DanielePralong
Thanks for your kind words Gilma! This was one lucky encounter just right out of my house.

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PublishedFebruary 20, 2014

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