Common Buzzard

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Posted by David Kjaer on March 28, 2006 at 3:47 AM

A friend called me a while back to say that for the last six weeks a Buzzard was in one of his fields just in front of the house every day. I put up my hide and put out a dead Rabbit, attached is one of many images I took on Saturday.

Canon 20D + 500 f4 + x1.4 @ f6.3 iso 200 1/250 RAW capture processed in PS CS

Posted by John Chapman on March 28, 2006 at 4:13 AM

Hi David
an excellent picture good colours also very nice composition. I like the bird on the tree trunk. I reckon it is a young bird but I would have to see the front of the bird before I commited myself.
John
Aberdeen

Posted by Dave Courtenay on March 28, 2006 at 4:28 AM

Fantastic even lighting-Superb

Posted by Tom_W on March 28, 2006 at 4:39 AM

Very well captured, patience pays off..

Posted by Vincent Jones on March 28, 2006 at 4:43 AM

A great shot David

Definately a youngster because of the colour of it eyes. The iris darkens during its second year, blending it more in with the pupil.

A shot to be proud of

Posted by PhilH on March 28, 2006 at 9:53 AM

What a super shot of this young Buzzard...... the setting is great.

Posted by John Gardner on March 28, 2006 at 2:30 PM

Lovely image.

John

Posted by Malcolm Muir on March 28, 2006 at 2:49 PM

First Rate David. Wonderful lighting, great pose and fantastic detail. Foreground detail and nicely oof background all contribute. Perfect balance between sharpness and contrast.

Malcolm

Posted by John Varley on March 28, 2006 at 3:23 PM

Love everything about this David - especially the lovely soft lighting.

John

Posted by Philip Kirkham on March 28, 2006 at 3:56 PM

Hello David
It's all been said, pretty much perfect!!
Best wishes
Phil

Posted by John MacTavish on March 28, 2006 at 4:24 PM

A classic buzzard pose, although I've yet to see one eating a rabbit up a tree

John

Posted by Justin on March 28, 2006 at 5:12 PM

Superb shot David.

Posted by Helge Sorensen on March 29, 2006 at 3:44 AM

Wow, Dave, very impressing photo! Everything been said already, I will just enjoy it.

Posted by Christopher Wilson on March 29, 2006 at 5:44 AM

An excellent shot.
Nice pose and detail.
Round this neck of the woods (Essex) buzzards are not a common sight. However a pair have been seen frequently on the farm where I live, so perhaps one day I may be lucky to get an image as good as this.

Posted by Graeme Lee on March 29, 2006 at 4:36 PM

I appreciate just how hard getting a shot like this is. Getting a shot at all of a Buzzard has been elusive, but this is staggering!!!

Graeme

Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on March 31, 2006 at 5:43 PM

Very nice one, I have a similar one taken a couple of years ago but you can't see its feet unfortunately.

Phillip.