Buzzards!

[Amber Valley Guy]

Anyone else wearing a grey helmet had buzzards swooping over their head? Presumably their instincts kick in when your alone in the middle of nowhere (farm / woodland) and think your a helmets a hare/rabbit? Fantastic to see just a few feet above your head, and bigger than you realise close up.

 

[Plummet]

No buzzards in NZ. I want to see a photo or video of said buzzard swooping.

 

[Zimmerframe]

No buzzards in NZ. I want to see a photo or video of said buzzard swooping.

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[Tonybro]

Have them here and see one most days when walking the dog. They are getting used to people and just the other day one was sat on a branch no more than 5feet above my head. Seen them swoop in to try to take ducks off the water when I've been walking past. We have a breeding pair here and late summer see the parents with their young circling and calling. We have a breeding pair of herons too and the dog surprises it most days and I see it trying to get away from him in its usual ungainly way.

 

[2WHLFUN]

Lots of Turkey Vultures where I live in Southern Colorado. They only clean up dead animals and keep their distance.

 

[RustyIron]

There are plenty of vultures in SoCal. They like to soar above the mountain ridges, riding the currents. Sometimes their current-riding and my trail-riding converge, and we'll travel along together for a bit before one of us peels off. Birds' eyesight is pretty good, so I don't think they're confusing 200 pounds of brightly clothed man meat shredding along at 25 mph for a dead squirrel.

 

[Amber Valley Guy]

There are plenty of vultures in SoCal. They like to soar above the mountain ridges, riding the currents. Sometimes their current-riding and my trail-riding converge, and we'll travel along together for a bit before one of us peels off. Birds' eyesight is pretty good, so I don't think they're confusing 200 pounds of brightly clothed man meat shredding along at 25 mph for a dead squirrel.

I should of said, the buzzards that keep swooping down on me are out of tall trees, not the normal 1000ft+ heights most people usually see the things, riding the thermal up draughts in summer. Here in the UK (and Europe) they're not vultures, more of a large hawk, smaller than an eagle probably 4 or 5 ft wingspan superb eyesight at height like all hawks, except when close up. And I don't wear naff bright coloured gear, no-one does, must be a US thing.

 

[Tonybro]

Taken from my garden last summer just circling above us...

This is my dog (bottom left) with the Buzzard (top right).

 

[Tubby G]

Loads of buzzards in Dalby Forest but they just fly off when disturbed. Plenty of other birds of prey around Yorkshire but never been dived bombed by any.

Seagulls in Scarborough though, they’ll bite your head off and snatch babies out of prams

 

[Amber Valley Guy]

Taken from my garden last summer just circling above us...
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This is my dog (bottom left) with the Buzzard (top right).
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Yeh that's just like where they keep mistaking my helmet for a pesky Wabbit, not been hit yet but they get close.