Sorting throuh the pictures taken yesterday at lunchtime here are a few more. To see the whole series then clickon this link One of the great things about the visit was the way that the hide had been so successful and the bird was totally oblivius of me. It was interesting to see him (or her) behaving in a totally natural way, mostly, totally relaxed. When it had decided that enough was enough, either it couldn't take any more flesh from the cacass because it was frozen or because of the leg it swallowed, it stopped feeding and then just stood calmly on the log. If it had been wary about the situation I am sure it would have eparted the scene immediately. I was very taken with the markings on the chest that froma distance look so messy but close up you can appreciate the creamy shades and see how beautiful they are (see the picture below).
The eyes were stunning, brown and large and very attractive. Because of the closeness of the bird it was hard to get some shots of the wings which it used to balance itself as it moved around the prey. I think it is very relevant that the carcass was newly place and very fresh. I would be interested in any feed back if anyone has any experience of this but I am convinced that old fly blown carcasses that have started to rot are ignored. For example for the last two weeks a carcass had been gradually rotting away and totally ignored. I removed it on Sunday and buried the remains, it was fetid by then. Yesterdays carcass though not ideal because it was frozen, was obviously very fresh and this was a factor in it being taken I believe. Can it be that Buzzards will only feed on fresh meat?
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