I have spent a lot of time working in a small woodland throughout the summer. It was made a lot more enjoyable and memorable by sharing the time watching the development of Common Buzzard chicks. Each time I passed by I would grab a few images and when I look back I have got quite a record of their life from fluffy white chicks to branching out and leaving the nest.
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Looking out a the big world
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| Stretching and growing |
Buzzards are quite calm almost lazy birds and they seem quite content to just sit and watch the world and wait for food to be delivered. Occasionally though there is a bit of life and stretching activity to liven things up.
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| Adult bringing in some food. |
There were two chicks in the nest and both survived and fledged. One was a lot larger and more advanced and I thought this was a female. It left the nest about five days earlier that what I assumed was the smaller male. I was pleased that the adults were able to bring in enough food so that both survived. With raptors one is often an insurance policy in case of hard times with food shortages.
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| Two well developed chicks |
It was so exciting when they began to branch out from the nest. The big female lead the way.
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| Time to explore the world. |
I now enjoy listening to their begging calls. It is not annoying! They became known as Screechy and Screamie! Another thing I enjoy is that the photo's automatically record the dates so you are left with a record of the timescales of their development.
A very enjoyable part of this strange lockdown summer.
Great company to share in our little wood.
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