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Carruthers · 03-09-2018, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Prompted by Carruthers' interest in US birds of prey...

I've more or less given up hope of returning to the USA so I'll just have to be satisfied with spotting UK birds of prey.
This morning I walked down to the post office and within the first hundred yards was treated to the sight of three Red Kites and two Buzzards (US = Hawks).
The Kites are a common sight now and the Buzzards, although far more numerous, are lazy flyers and tend to rely on thermal activity.
I doubt if there was much ground heating up this morning, so I suppose they just had to make the effort to fly or else go hungry.

Griff · 03-09-2018, 02:43 PM

Pete and I saw three red tail hawks while skiing at Song Mtn last weekend. Pretty dramatic with the bright blue sky. We saw a flock of snow geese as well.

Griff · 03-11-2018, 08:22 AM

What a bird, gorgeous this morning. (smudge on camera one! who is going to climb up there?)

03-09-2018, 02:43 PM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Pete and I saw three red tail hawks while skiing at Song Mtn last weekend. Pretty dramatic with the bright blue sky. We saw a flock of snow geese as well. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-11-2018, 08:22 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	What a bird, gorgeous this morning. (smudge on camera one! who is going to climb up there?) __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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