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.

#buzzard #wildlife #nature #photography #mull #scotland

@petewalkden I thought buzzards were like vultures!

> The Buteo species of Eurasia and Africa are usually commonly referred to as "buzzards" while those in the Americas are called hawks. DNA testing shows that the common buzzard is fairly closely related to the red-tailed hawk