k-hawinkler
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Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos, NM
A7R + APO-Extender-R 1.4x + Leica Vario-Elmar-R 105-280/4.2
A7R + APO-Extender-R 1.4x + Leica Vario-Elmar-R 105-280/4.2
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Mmm, they're certainly not the prettiest birds around ...
Kind regards.
Thanks Bart.Mmm, they're certainly not the prettiest birds around ...
Kind regards.
Ah! Buzzards are something quite different over here - a standard bird of prey much given to sitting on telegraph poles and making rather wimpy squeaking noises.Thanks Bart.
Certainly true, but these turkey vultures, also called buzzards, are magnificent aerial acrobats.
It's a lot of fun watching them to soar to tremendous heights.
They are also a federally protected species.
Hey - I've always thought of a BUZZard as a person or thing making a BUZZing noise (like my EM1's IBIS) , so there you go ...Ah! Buzzards are something quite different over here - a standard bird of prey much given to sitting on telegraph poles and making rather wimpy squeaking noises.
Thanks Jono. That's correct. In Europe Bussard is used for a different kind of bird.Ah! Buzzards are something quite different over here - a standard bird of prey much given to sitting on telegraph poles and making rather wimpy squeaking noises.
Yeah and I believe the North and South American Vultures are completely different than the European and African sort.Thanks Jono. That's correct. In Europe Bussard is used for a different kind of bird.
But over here, especially in Texas, Bussard is used for the Turkey Vulture.