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Saturday, 12 December 2020

White buzzard

Well you liked my white red kite pictures so here is another pale friend of mine. Saw it on many occasions in Wales. It would come into the feeding station and take its share of the food and not be bothered with all the hoo-ha going on around it.
As you can see it was a beautiful bird and the way that it strutted around it certainly knew it.

This abnormal colouring is called leucisism ( I think I spelled that right ). Many species of animals and birds can be affected by it.
 

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10 comments:

  1. Lasse12 December 2020 at 09:46

    Great photos of the white buzzard Mike. A beautiful bird it really is.

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    1. Mike Attwood13 December 2020 at 00:16

      Thankyou Lasse,
      It is a bird that I saw often over the years and now I miss seeing it. Stay safe.
      Mike.

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  2. Ana Mínguez Corella12 December 2020 at 09:51

    Hi Mike!!! What a beautiful Buzzard... What a blessing!!!! 😍

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    1. Mike Attwood13 December 2020 at 00:19

      Hi Ana,
      Not as beautiful as the white kite but still an enchanting bird. Stay safe.
      Mike.

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  3. Marc Heath12 December 2020 at 15:45

    A stunning bird indeed. Lovely captures.

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    1. Mike Attwood13 December 2020 at 00:21

      Thankyou Marc,
      Yes it was a right little poser. Stay safe.
      Mike.

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  4. waldlaeufer68 Frank Scholtyssek13 December 2020 at 09:21

    Hi Mike
    these pictures are also beautiful
    Greetings Frank

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    1. Mike Attwood14 December 2020 at 00:06

      Thankyou Frank,
      The chances of me seeing another are very remote. Stay safe.
      Mike.

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  5. Richard Pegler15 December 2020 at 20:28

    I think that white Buzzard is even more spectacular than the white Red Kite, Mike. Great shots!

    Stay safe. I hope that you are soon offered the vaccine. Best wishes - - - Richard

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    1. Mike Attwood15 December 2020 at 23:34

      Thankyou Richard, I'm inclined to agree with you. I get my jab on Thursday.(with luck). Stay safe.
      Mike.

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Evacuated during the second world war to a village in Yorkshire where I lived in the home of a good photographer for more than five years who taught me the basics and a great deal about nature. Well past retirement age I have been a wildlife photographer for more than 30 years. Red Kites have been my speciality for much of this period. I did spend several years snapping wheelchair athletes and organizing the British Road Race Championship. In the year 2000 I was awarded a distinction by the Royal Photographic Society for my portfolio on wheelchair athletes. Most of my pics are digital, using Sony cameras and Sigma lenses. I used to spend many weeks each year with friends in Wales which is close to the Elan Valleys where I got many of my raptor pics. I now get these pictures more closely to home, specially red kites and peregrines. I support my pension by selling my pics, cards, coasters, fridge magnets and key rings etc. at craft fairs, something I wish I had done much earlier in life. I give illustrated talks to clubs and societies on wildlife and other branches of photography that I have been involved in.