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Another from our summer holiday in Skåne

2 more from Scotland. It's been too dark to take pictures here. Hope we get some snow soon to brighten things up a bit.

Had a great time at Lake Tkern last weekend despite the fact that it was very windy most of the time. It was raining when we arrived but sunny when we left. This is the closest I've been to a Common Buzzard in flight.

There was a Buzzard nest close to the hotel and this adult was calling to the youngsters in the nest and vice versa. Took a while to find the adult. The fledglings left the nest just before we returned home but I didn't get any good pictures.

Took a few pictures of it sitting on a post but this one's my favourite.

On the way home from Skne we stopped off at Lake Tkern for a couple of days.

When taking photos I usually find myself further from the bird than I wish. This time I was closer so I could not get the image of the whole bird. The reason I kept the photo and even shared it is the detailed image of this Common Buzzard plumage.

This one's for Margaret who I know is very fond of Buzzards. Off to Lake Tkern for a couple of days tomorrow morning. Last year at this time we got a lot of pictures of Reed Warblers and Bearded Tits so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. The weather forecast isn't great but it's been hard to...

Not as spectacular as some of the almost white Common Buzzards in the far south of Sweden but still interesting I think.

The slope of the hill is a perfect hunting ground for the common buzzard.

The snow covered field is a difficult hunting ground.

I spoted the bird in the dry grass. When we tried to get closer the bird flew away. I had this lucky shot with the whole bird in the frame.

There are more than three years that I try to get a decent photo of the Common Buzzard. I think today I made a little progres.

The sunny spring day made even the raptors more friendly with the photographer. This Common Buzzars let me take as many photos as I wished as log as I did not get too close.

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Soaking the midwinter sun

There have been nearly three weeks that my work and bad weather kept me away from taking photos. Therefore I decided today I have to go out. Along the road there were many Common Buzzards but as usualy as soon as you stop the car they fly away. I managed to take this shot, from the car's window...

A pale specimen, could almost be mistaken for a Rough-Legged Buzzard.