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albatross02

Well-known member

• Aug 29, 2005

• #1

Hallo,

In national parc Unteres Odertal, I saw a White Tailed Eagle which was attacked from a smarler bird ( maybe Osprey ? ).
Seems like a fight David against Goliath.


Best regards
Dieter

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Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Aug 29, 2005

• #2

I was thinking Osprey was a plausible candidate until the last pic, which looks like a Buteo to me. Most likely Common Buzzard

 

StuartReeves

Local rarity

• Aug 29, 2005

• #3

Hi Dieter,

It is difficult to tell from these photos, but based mostly on photo no. 4 I think the smaller raptor is a Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo.

Cheers,

Stuart

 

Steve G

RAINBIRDER

• Aug 29, 2005

• #4

Common Buzzard.
Pic 4 looks like the underwing of a banking C Buzzard.

 

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albatross02

Well-known member

• Aug 29, 2005

• #5

David

Thank You very much for the help.
Very strenght for me, why the Buzzard attack this big bird.
But sometimes also Crows attack much bigger birds.


Best regards
Dieter

 

Macswede

Macswede

• Aug 29, 2005

• #6

I once saw a White Tailed Eagle being mobbed by 2 Buzzards. Their strategy involved preventing the larger bird from gaining enough height to be able to manoeuvre effectively. Seemed a bit risk in view of the size difference and I'm not sure what they got out of it.