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Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) I had already filmed four Common Buzzards in the Sussex sky, when walking through some woods I spotted this beauty perched in a tree.<br /> <br /> I managed to creep slowly closer without disturbing it, to get this photograph before it flew to another copse.<br /> <br /> I patiently kept both my eye and camera on it and was rewarded when it flew back towards and past me almost at head height, all captured on video:<br /> <br /> See it in Slo-mo in the latter half of this video: <br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/dUN13z2v8y0?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Buteo buteo,Common buzzard,Geotagged,United Kingdom,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo)

I had already filmed four Common Buzzards in the Sussex sky, when walking through some woods I spotted this beauty perched in a tree.

I managed to creep slowly closer without disturbing it, to get this photograph before it flew to another copse.

I patiently kept both my eye and camera on it and was rewarded when it flew back towards and past me almost at head height, all captured on video:

See it in Slo-mo in the latter half of this video:

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Whoa, you were exactly in the right place. Great panning action too! Posted 4 years ago
  2. View Philip Booker's profile
    Philip Booker
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    Ferdy

    It was one of those "I've finished for the day" walk back to the bike moments, when I saw it.

    Once it flew to the opposite copse I quietly moved to a spot where I could watch it. After a while I could see it was thinking of taking off, which is why I slightly panned back in anticipation.

    I just lost is as it flew into some trees to my right.

    I certainly wasn't expecting it to traverse that close to the ground, but mighty glad it did!     Posted 4 years ago

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The Common buzzard

The common buzzard is a medium-to-large bird of prey, whose range covers most of Europe and extends into Asia. It is usually resident year-round, except in the coldest parts of its range, and in the case of one subspecies.

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Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
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Uploaded Jan 27, 2021. Captured Jan 25, 2021 16:10 in Unnamed Road, Brighton BN1 9QS, UK.
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Captured in the winter. More winter photos.