Ringtail hawk and a Buzzard

[greybeard]

 

[jeffashman]

Nice compositions!

 

[lisam]

Nice photos. What was the shutter speed? buzzards swoop down quite fast.

 

[greybeard]

Nice photos. What was the shutter speed? buzzards swoop down quite fast.

1/640 he was pretty lazy

 

[MitchP]

Nice shots!

 

[jeffashman]

Nice photos. What was the shutter speed? buzzards swoop down quite fast.

What we call "buzzards" in North America are not the same as the buzzards of Europe. Our buzzards are vultures (coragyps), while the European buzzard is a type of raptor in the same class as hawks (buteo). The bird in the second shot looks like a Black Headed Vulture

 

[greybeard]

What we call "buzzards" in North America are not the same as the buzzards of Europe. Our buzzards are vultures (coragyps), while the European buzzard is a type of raptor in the same class as hawks (buteo). The bird in the second shot looks like a Black Headed Vulture

Lot of people call them Turkey Buzzards here in West Virginia, they are everywhere cleaning up the road kill.