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Buteo buteo
We think he might have been poisoned. We were able to walk right up to it, he tried to fly off but only made it about 5 m before landing again. We threw a poncho over him and took him to a rehabilitation center, but I never heard what happened since we left that part of Africa the next day.
This bird is the reason I get upset when people call our vultures Buzzards, I have to explain we don't have those here ;-) Really sweet capture!
Thanks Mari! And I think I agree with that ForestDragon, I went ahead and changed the name. Thanks!
Hi Ashley, it was good of you to rescue this lovely bird. It looks a lot like a species of Buzzard to me. I can't find an exact match and I'm not very familiar with the African raptors. Hopefully someone with more knowledge can chime in and solve the ID mystery!
Spotted on Jan 2, 2012
Submitted on Dec 12, 2012
