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Buteo buteo
This large bird of prey briefly ventured into the built area of my village before taking off again to cruise over the nearby fields. The Common Buzzard is found over most of Europe and its range extends into Asia.
Semi-rural.
The most abundant and widespread raptor in Switzerland, this shy buzzard remains discreet during nesting, nesting well hidden in forests.
Spotted on Feb 20, 2014
Submitted on Feb 20, 2014
38 Comments (1–25)
Amazing spotting DanielePralong.You got there.
Thank you sintija!
wow, amazing photos! :))
Thanks DrNamgyalT.Sherpa! The first shot I took is actually the second one in the series. I could focus on the bird's eye while it perched. I then locked the focus and waited for the bird to fly off.
What a shot Daniele, the focus's right on the eye!
Thanks Leanne!
Congrats Danielle! What a beauty!
Thank you Rieko!
Congratulations! Spectacular
Thank you all for your kind comments!
Congratz Daniele ....great one
Congrats Daniele!
Hey another one! Congrats Daniele
Congrats Daniele. Beautiful bird
Thanks Malcolm and Caleb!
great spotting, SOTD well deserved@ A hearty congrats, danielle!
Congratulations on your SOTD Daniele, well deserved.
Thank you Tiz and António! Tiz, here's the trick, in this case at least: the second shot in the series is actually the first one I took: the bird was perching, motionless. From there I locked the focus on the eye before the bird took off.
Danièle when i comment it yesterday i have almost sure that this one deserved a SOTD,super cool my friend,congrats on one more SOTD and thanks for sharing your awesome spotting page
what a great moment and capture Daniele! I wish I could get the eye of a bird in flight that clear :) So impressed!
Thank you Shekai!
Daniele! Congrats , very nice capture.
Thank you Karen for the honor, and thanks everyone for your kind comments!
Congrats - gorgeous flight shots.
Beautiful photos and congratulations!