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Posted by David Kjaer on March 28, 2006 at 3:47 AM
Common Buzzard
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
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Posted by Dave Courtenay on March 28, 2006 at 4:28 AM
Fantastic even lighting-Superb :toast: :toast:
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 :toast:

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 :jump:
Posted by PhilH on March 28, 2006 at 9:53 AM
What a super shot of this young Buzzard...... the setting is great.



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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 :toast: :toast: :toast:
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 :toast: :toast: :toast:
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 :wink:

John :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Justin on March 28, 2006 at 5:12 PM
Superb shot David.

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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. :toast: :toast:
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!!! :toast:
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.


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