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Buzzard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A buzzard is one of several large birds, but there are a number of meanings as detailed below. In the Old World Buzzard can mean: • One of several medium-sized, wide-ranging raptors with a robust bo...
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Common Buzzard, illustrated article. ... Buzzard - Fact File ... The buzzard, although not a native of the Eastern Counties, is apt to appear in both Lincolnshire and Norfolk from time to time. Basically this, our largest and most graceful bird of prey, prefers wooded hillsides, and is mostly found in Wales and Scotland.
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Buzzard - common name for hawks of the genus Buteo and the genus Pernis, or honey buzzard, of the Old World family Accipitridae. Honey buzzards feed on insects, wasp and bumblebee larvae, and small... ... The name buzzard is also incorrectly applied to various hawks and New World vultures, such as the turkey vulture...
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Honey-buzzard - common name for a medium-sized, buzzardlike hawk, Pernis apivorus. The color of its plumage varies, but is predominantly reddish brown, and its tail is marked by three lateral brown... ... (152 cm). The honey-buzzard has a pointed, decurved bill, and a unique (among birds of prey) patch between eyes and...
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Common buzzard, Eurasian buzzard; Buteo buteo ... Common buzzard in ploughed field ... Common buzzard in flight...
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Honey buzzards, unlike most UK birds of prey, have adapted to a diet of insects and their larvae. They rob bee and wasp nests for the insects and their grubs inside, although a small proportion of their diet includes little mammals and reptiles. ... About the Honey buzzard...
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The buzzard is the most common of Britain's larger birds of prey. Its mewing 'kiew' is a familiar sound in hilly country in western or northern Britain, as it soars effortlessly, rising on a thermal of warm air. ... environmental facts...
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