{"id":1456,"date":"2009-08-12T00:08:40","date_gmt":"2009-08-11T23:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/1456"},"modified":"2013-11-13T21:12:18","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T21:12:18","slug":"b-is-for-buzzard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/b-is-for-buzzard\/","title":{"rendered":"B is for Buzzard"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Three buzzards if truth be told. I first spotted them in the distance this morning. They were too far off for any photos, so I made do with something from the other end of the alphabet, this cute little young whitethroat.
<\/span> Young whitethroat<\/span><\/p>\n

The adult was nearby, keeping a watchful eye on it.
<\/span> Adult male whitethroat<\/span><\/p>\n

I went back to the same spot at lunchtime. The whitethroats were still around, and this time I was able to photograph the female with a young one. They were busy flitting back and forth, but every now and then settled the right side of all the branches and leaves.
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I kept an eye out for the buzzards, and sure enough they appeared on the brow of the hill. I had a little more time, so headed in their direction and was treated to a brief aerial display. The distance doesn't help, but I think (judging from the relative size) that there are two adults and a younger bird. I only managed to get two in shot together
<\/span> Buzzards<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tonight the garden has been quiet, apart from the hedgehogs who stomp around in the undergrowth. There are two adults and a juvenile. This is the youngster, who is certainly doing a fine job of putting on weight for winter.<\/p>\n

<\/span> Young hedgehog<\/span>
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Camera note: all the birds were photographed with the EF 400mm f\/5.6L USM. I used the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM for the hedgehog.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[990,980],"tags":[33,179,1168,568],"class_list":["post-1456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bird-of-prey","category-birds-2","tag-birds","tag-buzzard","tag-hedgehog","tag-whitethroat","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t