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Common Buzzard, Ratonero Común

Buteo buteo

Description:

The Common Buzzard is a bird of prey that measures between 40 and 58 cm in length with a 109–136 cm wingspan.It is a broad-winged raptor with a wide variety of plumages. It feeds on small mammals, even on carrion.

Habitat:

Spotted on an open forest with Holm oaks and pine trees.

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/320 sec. f/9 ISO Speed Rating: 400. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.

1 species ID suggestions

Joshua Asel
Joshua Asel 9 months ago
Red-Tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis

13 Comments

Hemma
Hemma 9 months ago

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/126...
Arlanda i found this lichen on rock. Do you know the species?thanks for taking a look!

arlanda
arlanda 9 months ago

Thanks Emma

arlanda
arlanda 9 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion, JoshuaAsel, but there are no red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) here in Spain.

Hemma
Hemma 9 months ago

Spectacular!!

arlanda
arlanda 9 months ago

Thanks Maria

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 months ago

nice series!

arlanda
arlanda 9 months ago

Gracias harsuame

harsuame
harsuame 9 months ago

Sensacional series bella ave

arlanda
arlanda 9 months ago

Thanks Shameerzaman

ShameerZaman
ShameerZaman 9 months ago

Great capture!

ShameerZaman
ShameerZaman 9 months ago

Great series!

ShameerZaman
ShameerZaman 9 months ago

WOW!!

arlanda
arlanda 9 months ago

Sorry , I had troubles with the first pic. I think now it is fixed

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Lat: 40.54, Long: -3.69

Spotted on Jul 31, 2012
Submitted on Jul 31, 2012

Reference

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