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farmdogfan
September 5th, 2016, 11:07 AM
A common buzzard.

carlc
September 5th, 2016, 11:54 AM
Common buzzard, not so common photography!

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farmdogfan
September 5th, 2016, 12:25 PM
thanks Carlc.

farmdogfan
September 5th, 2016, 12:50 PM
One more.

MY63
September 5th, 2016, 01:36 PM
Wow what a fantastic picture

farmdogfan
September 5th, 2016, 02:03 PM
Thank you very much MY63

Robert
September 5th, 2016, 04:13 PM
That does not look anything like the buzzards we have in these parts (they are ugly!). Yours looks like a very noble hawk. Great picture!

farmdogfan
September 5th, 2016, 04:16 PM
Thanks Robert, it is a common buzzard nonetheless.

Wile E Coyote
September 5th, 2016, 04:33 PM
That does not look anything like the buzzards we have in these parts (they are ugly!). Yours looks like a very noble hawk. Great picture!


I think we went through this last year. It seems the Old World refers to hawks as buzzards. While the New World uses buzzard in reference to vultures.

farmdogfan
September 6th, 2016, 12:23 AM
https://www.google.dk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=7&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiZoaD4jPrOAhVjEpoKHbW4BHoQFggsMAY&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBird_o f_prey&usg=AFQjCNF5uyLy9cHuQtr2LHAaLo8p_ksN4A

If you scroll down to the "common name" part, there is a quick explanation.

carlc
September 6th, 2016, 12:59 AM
I'm an indifferent birder (but trying to improve) but it looks like buteo buteo, to me.

According to the entry 'buteo' on Wikipedia:
"In the Old World, members of this genus are called*"buzzards", but*"hawk"*is used in*North America."

Two countries divided by a common language (can't remember the attribution).

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Deb
September 6th, 2016, 04:36 AM
Superb photos! Thank you very much.

farmdogfan
September 6th, 2016, 07:48 AM
Thank you very much Deb.

# Carlc itīs a buteo buteo.

Regards Per.

carlc
September 6th, 2016, 08:06 AM
Thanks Farmdogfan

It's now one of my reference pictures to augment my guide books!

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oldstoat
September 6th, 2016, 02:54 PM
I'm an indifferent birder (but trying to improve) but it looks like buteo buteo, to me.

According to the entry 'buteo' on Wikipedia:
"In the Old World, members of this genus are called*"buzzards", but*"hawk"*is used in*North America."

Two countries divided by a common language (can't remember the attribution).

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Churchill I think. But I could be wrong. Again

oldstoat
September 6th, 2016, 02:58 PM
Per, that is phenomenal! I looked at the EXIF data and I was even more impressed when I saw the shutter speed and ISO. What lens were you using?

oldstoat
September 6th, 2016, 03:01 PM
I'm an indifferent birder (but trying to improve) but it looks like buteo buteo, to me.

According to the entry 'buteo' on Wikipedia:
"In the Old World, members of this genus are called*"buzzards", but*"hawk"*is used in*North America."

Two countries divided by a common language (can't remember the attribution).

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Churchill I think. But I could be wrong. Again

I was. I just checked and it was George Bernard Shaw.

carlc
September 6th, 2016, 03:04 PM
I'm an indifferent birder (but trying to improve) but it looks like buteo buteo, to me.

According to the entry 'buteo' on Wikipedia:
"In the Old World, members of this genus are called*"buzzards", but*"hawk"*is used in*North America."

Two countries divided by a common language (can't remember the attribution).

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Churchill I think. But I could be wrong. Again

I was. I just checked and it was George Bernard Shaw.
Or Oscar Wilde....

Apparently GBS didn't write those words anywhere and Wilde only wrote something similar (but not the same).


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oldstoat
September 6th, 2016, 03:08 PM
A good rule is that anything witty said by anyone anywhere can be attributed to Oscar

carlc
September 6th, 2016, 03:15 PM
A good rule is that anything witty said by anyone anywhere can be attributed to Oscar
Amen to that. Perhaps we ought to stop hijacking the beautiful photo thread and start a favourite Oscar Wilde quote thread!

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farmdogfan
September 6th, 2016, 03:35 PM
Per, that is phenomenal! I looked at the EXIF data and I was even more impressed when I saw the shutter speed and ISO. What lens were you using?

Itīs a canon 300 2,8 L IS with a 2,0 extender, but the shutterspeed is lower than i normally use (i prefer around 2000/sec or more, for flying birds), because i accidently turned the aperture setting from F/5,6 (which i normally use) to F/7,1.

Luckily it wasīnt moving too fast at the moment.

Regards Per.

Morgaine
September 7th, 2016, 05:45 AM
A lot of patience is required. Only got a few out of many attempts of birds in flight. One photo I took ended up being the undercarriage of a tit.

southpaw52
September 7th, 2016, 10:46 AM
Outstanding photo of what we call a Hawk in America. What is your camera set-up?

farmdogfan
September 7th, 2016, 11:22 AM
Thanks, itīs a canon 1dx and a canon 300 2,8 L IS usm + 2,0 teleconverter, and allways handheld.

Fountain Pen Mike
September 13th, 2016, 09:12 AM
Canon is right!

laurielindly
September 13th, 2016, 03:06 PM
Beautiful photography. Thanks for sharing.

farmdogfan
September 13th, 2016, 03:17 PM
Thank you very much.

Regards Per.