Common buzzard from the hide

Funny how things turn out! My sparrowhawk session today turned into common buzzard from the hide and we didn’t get the sparrowhawk at all. I suspect the buzzard was scaring the small male sparrowhawk from coming to the bait and in any case, once the buzzard landed, the bait went in one mouthful! The weather didn’t help either and the bright sunny intervals forecast for the afternoon never materialised, instead we just had rain! The hours leading up to the buzzard’s appearance were filled with low light shots of small birds coming to a feeder. Still, I am pleased with the buzzard images given that it landed for less than a minute and it is the first time I have photographed wild buzzard on the ground. To photograph buzzards or sparrowhawk like this, contact my friend Alan at Scottish Photography Hides and tell him I sent you to get a discount :¬)