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► Steppe bussard? (Buteo buteo vulpinus?)
The
following observation was made
at the
"Kaiserstein" in Muenchingen.
Google Earth
coordinates: 48 °
51'38 .23 "N,
9 ° 06'36
.40" O. Height of
342 m.
6.5 km southwest of
Ludwigsburg and
10.5 km NNW of
Stuttgart. Baden-Wuerttemberg
/ Germany.
The following two photos are taken at intervals of a second and show a buzzard on the 20th August 2011 at 19:12 in the evening. I became aware as he flew low over the stubble field. Mainly because of two prominent white spots on the right and left upper wing surface during flight. Therefore, I have photographed him several times. The flight seemed to be very different from a common buzzard. The exact times in seconds are specified in the photos. The distance was about 400m.
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20.08.2011 19:12:37 Münchingen
x Kaiserstein, View to NE camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII / 100-400 |
20.08.2011 19:12:37 Münchingen
x Kaiserstein, View to NE camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII / 100-400 |
20.08.2011 19:12:38 Münchingen
x Kaiserstein, View to NE camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII / 100-400 |
20.08.2011 19:12:38 Münchingen
x Kaiserstein, View to NE camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII / 100-400 |
| The buzzard is remarkably light from below |
Magnification from the left photo |
1
sec later,
the buzzard has landed
and is now visible
from above. He
is mustered
remarkably. He has made the landing in a 180 degree turn.
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Excerpt
from the photo on the left. The inner white spots on the wings had particularly struck me during the flight. |
Jochen Völlm
has identified
the peculiarity of this bird with
his good eye
for special birds
on the same evening.
Therefore, I have sought out
the following photos and
remembered back
my observations several times.
At the beginning of this observation
i noticed a buzzard sitting
on a stubble field. He sat motionless
and erect for at least 1/2
hour and made no move
to the nearby
trees along the little river.
I think
maybe this was
this Buzzard.
Some time later, a flying bird awoke my interest because of two
conspicuous white
spots on upper surface of the
right and left wing.
And the white spots
rather close to the
torso.
He flew in
the direction of a
nearby
"grass-like"
field. This grass-like
field is the only such field
far and wide,
surrounded by corn
fields, stubble
fields and
wrapped flields. But it only
flew over the grass-like
field, turned and landed after
the return flight.
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20.08.2011 19:12:26 Münchingen
x Kaiserstein, View to NE camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII / 100-400 |
20.08.2011 19:12:28 Münchingen
x Kaiserstein, View to NE camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII / 100-400 |
20.08.2011 19:40 Münchingen
x Kaiserstein, View to NE camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII / 100-400 |
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The red line in this
photo shows the route
of the Buzzard: towards this grass-like field in the back of the picture. Turning and back again. The red ellipse front right shows the enlarged image of the buzzard in flight. |
the
buzzard flew
at very low altitude
over the field. I had the impression the buzzard was in only 1 m height. |
I'm not sure if this photo shows the same bird. It is 28 minutes later and in a field nearby. You see a gray head. |
Jochen Völlm asked me whether the bird was actually so bright on the belly side. I picked out my original photos and he's on the original photos even lighter and more reddish. See below. Christoph Völlm asked me if I can say anything about color details that are not visible or recognizable in the picture. Hm! I've edited my photos to tease out more coloration details. The result is below:
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20.08.2011 19:12:37 Münchingen
x Kaiserstein, View to NE camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII / 100-400 |
20.08.2011 19:12:38 Münchingen
x Kaiserstein, View to NE camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII / 100-400 |
21.08.2011 Münchingen - Kaiserstein, View to N camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII / 100-400 |
03.09.2011 Münchingen + Kaiserstein, Blick nach Norden zum Hohenasperg Kamera: Canon EOS 5D MkII / 100-400 |
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| The original photo (the raw pixels) of the landing of the buzzard. |
1
sec later,
the original image where
the buzzard is
now visible
from above. |
Our observation place at the Kaiserstein. Jochen Völlm left. | Our observation place at the Kaiserstein. With Jochen Völlm, stonechat and whinchat |
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20.08.2011 19:12:37 Münchingen
x Kaiserstein, View to NE camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII / 100-400 |
20.08.2011 19:12:37 Münchingen
x Kaiserstein, View to NE camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII / 100-400 |
| Photo edited in order to make color details more visible | Photo edited in order to make color details more visible |
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August-im-Glemstal
Natur im Glemstal:
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Fauna im Glemstal 
(aufs Foto klicken) |
Flora im Glemstal 
(aufs Foto klicken) |
Landschaft im Glemstal  (aufs Foto klicken) |
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Aktuelle Sichtungen im Glemstal 
(aufs Foto klicken) |
NABU Aktionen im Glemstal 
(aufs Foto klicken) |
die
Welt außerhalb des Glemstals  (aufs Foto klicken) |