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Birds, Insects & Bats in flight (outdoors) Page 10
Image Taken on 07 Jul 2014
at 07:16 Image of day on 17 Sep 2014
This buzzard flew by atypically close and we grabbed the moment.
This is the 1st and 3rd of the best, but NOT accurately spaced
against the bland sky
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Image Taken on 21 Jul 2017
at 16:32 Image of day on 06 Sep 2017
The Buzzard reversed direction and flew back past us. This is 3 selected frames closely spaced.
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Image Taken on 19 Oct 2023
at 10:58 Image of day on 03 Dec 2023
... but immediately another Buzzard appears from somewhere in the woodland trees
adjacent to the south. They circled the site and this is the second flyby 3 minutes later.
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Image Taken on 06 Oct 2016
at 10:23 Image of day on 20 Nov 2016
This is an accurate montage of flight at about 5 frames per second.
The blurry angled bar top right is an 11kV power cable that both provided the reference
to make an accurate montage :-) and kicked the camera off-focus as it passed through the
centre of the viewfinder :-(
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Image Taken on 28 Aug 2014
at 17:48 Image of day on 06 Nov 2014
Our favourite single frame of the Buzzard flyby.
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Image Taken on 31 Oct 2016
at 13:42 Image of day on 12 Dec 2016
A few minutes later (without any prompting from us) it took off and started
flying over the fields, coming quite close to us for this unusually nicely lit portrait.
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Image Taken on 16 Oct 2023
at 09:23 Image of day on 29 Nov 2023
Starting at our South west and disappearing at our South East, this Buzzard wings their way
through the sky.
All of these montages are accurately positioned at about 7 frames per second.
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Image Taken on 16 Oct 2023
at 09:23 Image of day on 29 Nov 2023
A closer look at the first three moments
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Image Taken on 10 Oct 2019
at 12:43 Image of day on 29 Nov 2019
This Buzzard slowly circled overhead making the most of what little
thermal updraft this bird could find.
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Image Taken on 26 Sep 2021
at 12:12 Image of day on 08 Nov 2021
Just after midday this Buzzard glided by.
Accurately spaced at 7 fps.
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Image Taken on 17 Sep 2019
at 12:48 Image of day on 04 Nov 2019
Here we see a Buzzard flying by, disappearing behind a poplar that also provided
the reference for this accurately spaced montage. Just over half a second of flight.
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Image Taken on 16 Oct 2023
at 09:23 Image of day on 29 Nov 2023
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Image Taken on 10 Oct 2019
at 12:43 Image of day on 29 Nov 2019
This Buzzard slowly circled overhead making the most of what little
thermal updraft this bird could find.
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Ref: 20191129_df3_20191010_1243_046-049 buzzard in flight @7fps 3-6 of 9 (close spaced montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 29 Jun 2024
at 13:13 Image of day on 07 Aug 2024
By early afternoon the uneven heating of the morning sunshine gives way to
a more even heating that is not as affective at creating good up-drafts.
A bit of wing flapping is now required to make progress.
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Image Taken on 01 Aug 2016
at 07:40 Image of day on 18 Sep 2016
This buzzard appeared from our left and started to turn into the wind (blowing
towards the post from our position), saw us and basically Panicked - claws down,
twisting in flight and calling before accelerating into the distance. It is a
shame that humans are so feared, but it is a good survival tactic.
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Ref: 20160918_df3_20160801_0740_406+407+409 buzzard in flight aborting landing on crossbar @ 6fps 1+2+4 of 7 (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 19 Dec 2018
at 10:15 Image of day on 27 Jan 2019
Not many sightings of Buzzards or Red Kites at the moment, so enjoy this
moment of a Buzzard powering upwards behind the power lines.
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Image Taken on 08 Mar 2009
at 09:54 Image of day on 26 Mar 2009
A different buzzard to 'usual' visitors flew over the brook to
the north. This is a montage of 3 frames at about 8 frames/second
accurately positioned by aligning the background details in each
image - not usually possible against the sky.
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Ref: 20090326_db1_20090308_0954_130+_0955_131+132 buzzard in flight against fields to north (accurate montage @ about 8 fps)(r+mb id@943).jpg
Image Taken on 13 Dec 2014
at 10:58 Image of day on 27 Jan 2015
The Buzzard then got disturbed from it's rest by a territorial Jackdaw.
The jackdaw started about 2 buzzard lengths behind the buzzard in
this accurate montage. We left the Jackdaw out for the next 2 frames as
they overlaid the image of the buzzard in the preceding frames, but the
Jackdaw was climbing fast and re-appears above the Buzzard for the last 2 frames.
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Image Taken on 14 Jul 2011
at 12:36 Image of day on 21 Aug 2011
We think we have a buzzard family of Mum, Dad and one juvenile
using the thermals and updraft from local geography to go off and
hunt. This one came quite close, banking as it approached (hence
the increasing size left to right) and we couldn't resist this
montage, much too closely spaced for reality but
echoing what you see as your eyes follow the bird.
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Image Taken on 21 Aug 2022
at 17:44 Image of day on 01 Oct 2022
We were startled by a whoosh of wings followed by a loud avian scream right over our heads.
This Buzzard had just landed on the top of the 11kv power pole right by us,
realised the mistake of landing near humans, and immediately took off.
The Buzzard made several more calls as they flew away, as you see here
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Ref: 20221001_df3_20220821_1744_233-235 buzzard in flight calling & blinking nictitating membrane @7fps 08-10 of 56 (approx montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
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