Pete WalkdenJan 11, 2023

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

Show threadThubanaJan 11, 2023
@petewalkden this is a buzzard? I thought they looked like vultures! *Mind boggles*
Show threadPete WalkdenJan 11, 2023
@JustThubana I think they have a different name over in the US.
Show threadThubanaJan 11, 2023
@petewalkden according to Wiki, I guess they're just called hawks over here. *Shrug*
Show threadKeith_RJan 11, 2023

@JustThubana @petewalkden

Most US "hawks" are related to European/Eurasian Buteo species like Pete's Common buzzard.

Just bear in mind that we were calling them "buzzards" *long* before anyone in the US started using the name for your carrion-eating birds; and - strictly speaking - your "hawks" are misnamed too, as they're not Accipiter (true hawks) but Buteo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawk

Hawk - Wikipedia

Show threadThubana
@keithreeder @petewalkden Yeah, America is fucking stupid. LOL I always say that English runs other languages down dark alleys and beats them up to rifle their pockets for loose change.
Jan 11, 2023 at 8:18pmWeb