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Tag: Buteo buteo

Steppe Buzzard – Jubail

Steppe Buzzard – Jubail

April 25, 2018December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington Leave a comment

Whilst birding the Jubail area recently I came across a single Steppe Buzzard Buteo Buteo vulpinus. This is the first time I have seen the species in the area so was very pleased with the sighting. Steppe Buzzard is an uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor that pass in March and April and again in […]

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Rumble among Common buzzards !

Rumble among Common buzzards !

January 11, 2015December 23, 2019 Noushka Wildlife Leave a comment

This Common buzzard thought it had found the right spot to observe quietly its surroundings but….  Du riffifi chez les Buses variables: Elle pensait être tranquille pour observer “son” territoire mais…         …une concurrente décide de l’évincer pour prendre sa place: … a competitor wants the place: …pourtant elle est bien décidée […]

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Common buzzard landing

Common buzzard landing

December 17, 2014December 23, 2019 Noushka Wildlife Leave a comment

I have presented at length this species on my blog 1000 pattes-1000 tracks. We monitor it each year, especially the northern buzzards wintering in our area south of France. This specific individual lives here year round with its partner and we see them both together quite often; it looks like they hunt field mice as […]

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Gamekeeper sentenced for poisoning birds as judge warns landowners

Gamekeeper sentenced for poisoning birds as judge warns landowners

November 30, 2014December 23, 2019 Supertrooper Leave a comment

A judge has warned Britain’s rural aristocracy that they must take responsibility for the actions of their employees after a gamekeeper was sentenced for poisoning birds of prey. The RSPB described the killing of 11 birds of prey by Allen Lambert, former gamekeeper at the Stody estate near Holt in Norfolk, as the worst case […]

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Buzzards and Photoshop tutorial

Buzzards and Photoshop tutorial

March 5, 2014December 23, 2019 Noushka Wildlife Leave a comment

A Quick little tutorial to correct a burnt area in a photo. Level: medium As you can see on the photo below, some times the cell (photodiode) had difficulty analyzing contrasts and the white on the breast of the right buzzard caused this burnt effect. Once your pic is opened in PSD (will work with […]

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Light buzzards’ colorations and migration – 03

Light buzzards’ colorations and migration – 03

January 8, 2014December 23, 2019 Noushka Wildlife 1 Comment

Buteo buteo – Accipitriformes – Accipitriadae – This is the lightest buzzard I saw so far this winter. Easily recognizing individuals thanks to the plumage coloration of their breast and comparing them from one season to another has proven me that I have not seen again the birds from previous years, which implies that they […]

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Local Common buzzards

Local Common buzzards

January 5, 2014December 23, 2019 Noushka Wildlife 3 Comments

Common buzzard – Buteo buteo Accipitriformes – Accipitridae This is the first publication out of 3 on these birds of prey. Here are 2 of the local buzzards inhabiting our property in the south of France and its surroundings. They have a dark streaky uniform plumage with white feathers lengthwise on the head and neck, […]

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Illegal bird deaths continue to rise in UK

Illegal bird deaths continue to rise in UK

December 19, 2013December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 9 Comments

Cases of the illegal persecution of British birds are continuing to rise, according to the latest figures from the RSPB. The Birdcrime report, published on Friday, shows there were 208 reports of the shooting and destruction of birds of prey in 2012, including confirmed shootings of 15 buzzards, five sparrowhawks and four peregrine falcons. In […]

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