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Common Buzzard · 11:49 AM

For a few weeks i've been trying to take a picture of a Common Buzzard(Buteo buteo). There are quite a lot here, but they get scared easily when you come too close. Today I finally got some decent pictures, shot out of the car:

Thnx for watching...

**jpzk** · 03-06-2013, 12:36 PM

Good shot with that Sigma 150-500mm .

Interestingly, I had started a thread on the type of "long" lens I should be looking into, and this lens of yours is one of the "candidates".

JP

Snipes · 03-07-2013, 01:55 AM

Originally posted by jpzk

Good shot with that Sigma 150-500mm .

Interestingly, I had started a thread on the type of "long" lens I should be looking into, and this lens of yours is one of the "candidates".

JP

This is the lens I use the most. Fore me it was because of budget reasons and the wish for more mm's that I bought the Sigma. I'm very happy with it, and with the right amount of post processing you can make very decent pics with it.

**crewl1** · 03-07-2013, 05:59 AM

Nice photo, it looks more beautiful than the name suggests. Nothing common about the shot.

normhead · 03-07-2013, 07:11 AM

Looks like a hawk....

Any of various North American vultures, such as the turkey vulture. 2. Chiefly British A hawk of the genus Buteo, having broad wings and a broad tail.

Ah, our hawks are your buzzards, our buzzards are your vultures.

slowpez · 03-07-2013, 08:20 AM

What beautiful chest markings he has - thanks for sharing him with us.

8540tomg · 03-07-2013, 09:19 AM

Nice capture.

Looks like an immature Redtailed? Hawk?

Tom g

Snipes · 03-07-2013, 10:00 AM

Originally posted by 8540tomg

Looks like an immature Redtailed? Hawk?

It's a common buzzard

**Sailor** · 03-07-2013, 10:23 AM

The bird may be common, but the shots are uncommonly good.

Jer

tessfully · 03-07-2013, 10:39 AM

Gorgeous bird nicely captured and beautifully rendered!

bluestringer · 03-07-2013, 10:49 AM

Beautiful bird and well captured.

Very much like our Red Tailed Hawk.............

Red-tailed Hawk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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03-06-2013, 12:36 PM	#2
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251	Good shot with that Sigma 150-500mm . Interestingly, I had started a thread on the type of "long" lens I should be looking into, and this lens of yours is one of the "candidates". JP

03-07-2013, 01:55 AM	#3
Snipes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Spijkenisse, Zuid-Holland Photos: Gallery Posts: 176 Original Poster	Originally posted by jpzk Good shot with that Sigma 150-500mm . Interestingly, I had started a thread on the type of "long" lens I should be looking into, and this lens of yours is one of the "candidates". JP This is the lens I use the most. Fore me it was because of budget reasons and the wish for more mm's that I bought the Sigma. I'm very happy with it, and with the right amount of post processing you can make very decent pics with it.

03-07-2013, 05:59 AM	#4
crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,807	Nice photo, it looks more beautiful than the name suggests. Nothing common about the shot.

03-07-2013, 07:11 AM	#5
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Looks like a hawk.... Any of various North American vultures, such as the turkey vulture. 2. Chiefly British A hawk of the genus Buteo, having broad wings and a broad tail. Ah, our hawks are your buzzards, our buzzards are your vultures.

03-07-2013, 08:20 AM	#6
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	What beautiful chest markings he has - thanks for sharing him with us.

03-07-2013, 09:19 AM	#7
8540tomg Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,461	Nice capture. Looks like an immature Redtailed? Hawk? Tom g

03-07-2013, 10:00 AM	#8
Snipes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Spijkenisse, Zuid-Holland Photos: Gallery Posts: 176 Original Poster	Originally posted by 8540tomg Looks like an immature Redtailed? Hawk? It's a common buzzard

03-07-2013, 10:23 AM	#9
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,203	The bird may be common, but the shots are uncommonly good. Jer

03-07-2013, 10:39 AM	#10
tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860	Gorgeous bird nicely captured and beautifully rendered!

03-07-2013, 10:49 AM	#11
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	Beautiful bird and well captured. Very much like our Red Tailed Hawk............. Red-tailed Hawk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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