Common Buzzard.

Even though there are high numbers of these raptors living on Mull, they still usually fly away as soon as a vehicle parks nearby.

Today, this one chose to ignore me, to continue scanning the area below where it was perched, for prey.

Gorgeous, oft overlooked birds, that have a wide range of variations in their plumage colours, and manage to survive in the harshest of conditions.

I'm a fan.

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@petewalkden Are they carrion eaters like vultures?
@Lilysea They will eat just about anything. Carrion, worms, insects, frogs. I've even seen one eat a slug! Didn't look impressed with it 😂 They normally hunt for small birds, rodents, lizards and here on Mull, adders.