Common Buzzard

Common Buzzard

We stayed in the hills above Bastia but this area had few bird species. Several Buzzards were circling overhead on arrival and I set off with my camera in bright sunshine before breakfast the following morning. The hillsides were well forested and I saw this bird resting on a wall in a small clearing within the forest. It is the first time that I have been close enough to a perched Common Buzzard to be able to take a photo.

Country: France
Location: Hills above Bastia, Corsica
Family: Kites, Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Species: Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Date taken: 22/09/2014