Yes, I so agree! It’s easy to get into the trap of ‘Oh it’s just a…’ and not notice these animals for what they do. In Oxford that’s now the case for red kites - nobody living around here pays them the slightest bit of attention (except me 😆) but when we have visitors from other parts of the UK they get really excited to see one overhead.
Lovely letter, Zabby. Thank you! We see buzzards all the time now but I still find it quite thrilling. They are quite magnificent birds. I recognise their call now and think it's a privilege to be underneath their wingspan whilst they're circling above. Thank you for all these news facts!
Definitely guilty of the 'it's just a XXXX' and want to stop doing that and be attentive to all nature.
I didn't know about this plastic campaign either so I'll take a look.
I completely agree we need to have more respect for our more-than-human neighbours. I find it helps me if I greet the beings I notice. Buzzards were the first I regularly said "hi" to. When I hear one I always say "hello Brother Buzzard". When the Rooks and Jackdaws take off en masse from their roost at the end of the road I always call out "hello boys and girls". I now speak a greeting out loud to just about anything I see in the natural worlds: it might seem a bit mad, and it probably is unnoticed by the other life, but it is increasing my care and respect for the other beings around me.
As for your Buzzard feather, I have an almost identical one on my mantlepiece that I am pretty sure is from Brother or Sister Buzzard!
Love this! My mum's seen buzzards over her back garden in the last couple of years, never used to have them in the area. They're such a thrill. Will you do a write up about your golden eagle watching??
Buzzards in California are vultures . A step below condors a rare bird. Your buzzard is a hawk. Big difference. Avoid confusion and use a Latin name of the bird you mean.
Just seen one taking off from my veg patch...probably with a mouse! Wasn't it Andrew Painting of 'Regeneration' who started the 'just-a-buzzard' debate? I loved that book and recommend it to all readers of NNB.
Yes, I so agree! It’s easy to get into the trap of ‘Oh it’s just a…’ and not notice these animals for what they do. In Oxford that’s now the case for red kites - nobody living around here pays them the slightest bit of attention (except me 😆) but when we have visitors from other parts of the UK they get really excited to see one overhead.
Lovely letter, Zabby. Thank you! We see buzzards all the time now but I still find it quite thrilling. They are quite magnificent birds. I recognise their call now and think it's a privilege to be underneath their wingspan whilst they're circling above. Thank you for all these news facts!
Definitely guilty of the 'it's just a XXXX' and want to stop doing that and be attentive to all nature.
I didn't know about this plastic campaign either so I'll take a look.
Hope you had a great holiday x
I completely agree we need to have more respect for our more-than-human neighbours. I find it helps me if I greet the beings I notice. Buzzards were the first I regularly said "hi" to. When I hear one I always say "hello Brother Buzzard". When the Rooks and Jackdaws take off en masse from their roost at the end of the road I always call out "hello boys and girls". I now speak a greeting out loud to just about anything I see in the natural worlds: it might seem a bit mad, and it probably is unnoticed by the other life, but it is increasing my care and respect for the other beings around me.
As for your Buzzard feather, I have an almost identical one on my mantlepiece that I am pretty sure is from Brother or Sister Buzzard!
Love this! My mum's seen buzzards over her back garden in the last couple of years, never used to have them in the area. They're such a thrill. Will you do a write up about your golden eagle watching??
Buzzards in California are vultures . A step below condors a rare bird. Your buzzard is a hawk. Big difference. Avoid confusion and use a Latin name of the bird you mean.
Just seen one taking off from my veg patch...probably with a mouse! Wasn't it Andrew Painting of 'Regeneration' who started the 'just-a-buzzard' debate? I loved that book and recommend it to all readers of NNB.