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Buteo Buteo

@snappycanon I believe you have a good population of goshawks in the New Forest. Some people say they were never extinct in the UK and a few pairs continued to breed there.

@@JohnMardon what's your point?

@@ronniegraham6334 My point is nothing of a derogatory nature whatsoever, Im just saying and maybe highlighting that is a male Goshawk as you know smaller than the female...thats all....Im sure you knew and know that anyway....Apologies for commenting...

Buteo Buteo

There were no buzzards in that video

@@kathleenrose3016 Buteo Buteo Common Buzzard. It's not my fault that early explorers to America didn't know anything about birds and started calling vultures buzzards and buzzards hawks.

Sparrow Hawk surely ?

@willmitchell255 Hi, the hawk in the video is a goshawk (Accipiter Nissus) and the buzzard is a common buzzard (Buteo Buteo)

Hi, read this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_buzzard?wprov=sfla1

Please. It's Accipiter Gentilis and buteo buteo.

As I understand it, buzzard is an English term for eagle...settlers in the USA thought they were seeing eagles.

OK. I bow to your superior knowledge. Please tell me, what is this bird?

@@ronniegraham6334 They are both Hawks. But after googling I see that it's a language issue. As some types of hawks are called buzzards in some parts of the world. I guess what you're calling a buzzard would be called a red-tailed hawk here in Alabama. The first bird is a goshawk. My apologies......

@@ronniegraham6334 It's a Sparrow Hawk

@@willmitchell255 No, it's a Goshawk (Accipiter Gentilis) getting hit by a Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo)

@@StarTrekFan4Life. Next time do your research before commenting.

I've heard the name buzzard in the past I always thought they were another name for vulture, usually heard "buzzard" in western movies. After viewing this video I looked up buzzard and they're not in North America only on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean apparently, they look very much like a hawk...far from what a vulture looks like, I learned something today!

It’s the British term

Buteo Buteo is the common Buzzard. The original settlers to N. America were clearly not very good at recognising birds and misnamed a vulture as a Buzzard!

Bird of prey but will scavenge wen they need to

OK . So some dummy explorer came over to USA and started naming birds that he didn't know anything about. So you've ended up with hawks that are buzzards. Don't blame me. Let's go Latin, it's hardly a new language. Buteo Buteo = buzzard Accipiter Gentilis = Goshawk These are the birds in the video.

Hi Jim, the bird that comes in with the worn tail is a common buzzard (Buteo Buteo) The bird that is initially on the bait that jumps off and thumps the buzzard is a male goshawk.

Fowl play

When I returned a week later to change the SD card I was quite amazed to see the buzzard back on the bait the next afternoon.

@@ronniegraham6334Seems that both birds are tenacious and persistent?

Yes, a female.

Really. So what is it then.? Remember it's Latin name is buteo buteo and the USA are renaming many incorrectly named species.

@@ronniegraham6334 It's a Sparrow Hawk

Hi, I'm in Scotland, so this is a common buzzard (buteo buteo)

I'll be darned. Over here in the USA, buzzard means just a carrion eating bird, like a vulture. Nobody likes them. The bird in this video is impressive.@@ronniegraham6334

Cheers Peter. Hope all is well with you.

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@@ronniegraham6334Thanks buddy, I sent one over

Yes, this is the male goshawk from a nearby nest site.

Cheer's @@ronniegraham6334

Hi. Yes, they come to carrion quite readily. I prefer to use woodpigeon as you can semi pluck them and the down really stands out. Best to get the bait up off the ground and onto a stump or similar. They really are amazing birds and to see one up close is quite unforgettable. Keep in touch. I'll be interested to hear how you get on.

Smashing, thanks for input. If I get anywhere with it I’ll be sure to share detail. Fairly sure the bird I saw was juvenile as it was fairly brown, also possibly explains why I managed to be so close. There are lots of pheasant shoots around near my wood so I can only hope it survives…… Out of curiosity do you know if sparrowhawk act similarly and come to carrion? It’s strange, I never considered gos coming to carrion. Growing up, the things I was taught about birds/nature have turned out not to be entirely true to say the least, i.e. owls eat mice and voles, peregrines eat birds, sparrow hawks eat birds. The things found in owl boxes amazed me…ducks, pheasants, juvenile rabbits. I also saw a peregrine take a rat off the street in Newcastle/Gateshead and have seen footage of a sparrow hawk diving off a bird table to catch a woodmouse. In reality, why wouldn’t they? The more time I spend observing and reading about nature, the more I’m beginning to understand that I have to keep an open mind about it. I was taught that deer eat insects by an 8 yr old last week. The lad had done a PowerPoint on deer and showed me for a review. As I paused at his point, I knew I couldn’t rule it out and obviously deer eat insects on plants(accidentally?). Looking briefly into it, some people are of the opinion that the deer may get a different type of nourishment from insects, different minerals etc. It makes sense. Question in my mind is, do they ever eat leaves with insects on on purpose? Anyway, your videos have amazed me and have greatly caught my interest. Many thanks again.

Goshawk is tougher AND quicker than a buzzard. By a mile.

The goshawk is a very shy bird, but is far stronger than the common buzzard. When it really comes down to it, the common buzzard has no chance. The female Goshawk hawk also hunts hares. A common buzzard with its weak claws never be able to do that. The female goshawk is much larger than the male.

Hi. Yes, I use tie wraps to keep the bait in place. If you put the tie in over the spine and around the neck it keeps the bait in a good position.

@@ronniegraham6334 Smart thinking.

Looks like he just sprained it or something, wild animals are pretty resilient

Yes, it looks like it has injured its leg.