Black Breasted Buzzard (8 pics)

Another raptor from the Healesville Sanctuary. With this bird, they showed us how they break into Emu eggs with a rock (the egg they used in the display was a hollow plaster egg).

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Nice shots Dale. I like the birds posture in #3

Great series. But they need to rename this bird. It's too pretty to be a buzzard, and it's not bald.

I know the buzzard as a different bird than what you call a buzzard here in the states, to me a buzzard here in the states is a vulture.
In the UK (I'm originally from Wales UK) a buzzard is a beautiful bird of prey similar to the Red shouldered hawks.

Yeah the name "buzzard" threw me a bit, but one website I looked at said they are also known as Black Breasted Kites.

Nice shots Dale, very intrer4esting, thanks for sharing.

Good looking shots, #2 is my favorite

Good series.

Very nice series Dale.