Common buzzard kills raven

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Common buzzard kills raven; Account of a fight between a buzzard and a raven
Tweet Topic Started: Mar 15 2012, 04:19 AM (3,959 Views)
JaM	Mar 15 2012, 04:19 AM Post #1
Heterotrophic Organism Posts: 474 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: Mar 15, 2012	There's just a single picture, but the written account describes how common buzzards and a raven fights. First two buzzards fight, and one of the buzzards kills the other one. A raven then enters the fray, and a fight starts between the raven and the remaining buzzard. The buzzard manages to kill the raven, while a crow watches from some distance. The photographer then had to leave - as he watched yet another buzzard appear! http://www.netfugl.dk/pictures/birds_user_uploads/38627_UU_28368_Musvaage-draeber-musvaage-1-f.jpg Buzzards in Europe are similar to the birds which Americans call "hawks", it's not vultures.



SausageDog	Mar 15 2012, 05:08 AM Post #2
Autotrophic Organism Posts: 127 Group: Members Member #216 Joined: Mar 1, 2012	Usually crows manage to get rid of buzzards that come into their territory, at least in the air. Interesting account.



JaM	Mar 16 2012, 01:41 AM Post #3
Heterotrophic Organism Posts: 474 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: Mar 15, 2012	Crows always harass buzzards. In this case, the buzzard killed a raven, which is a much bigger bird than a crow. Usually they're noticeably bigger than the buzzards as well. It happened on the ground, I think regular crows are more manoeuvrable than buzzards, as they have shorter wings and they're smaller, so in the air they don't fear the buzzard. Normally a raven is expected to dominate the buzzard - but I guess the raven underestimated the buzzard in this case! Common buzzards have relatively small feet and talons, but they are very strong. Edited by JaM, Mar 16 2012, 01:43 AM.



Ophiophagy	Mar 17 2012, 02:09 AM Post #4
Kleptoparasite Posts: 1,980 Group: Members Member #241 Joined: Mar 16, 2012	strange but a buzzard does and can kill falcons and goshawks



JaM	Mar 18 2012, 06:12 AM Post #5
Heterotrophic Organism Posts: 474 Group: Members Member #240 Joined: Mar 15, 2012	Yes, it happens. But goshawks also kills buzzards sometimes. Some male goshawks are quite small, though, while some female goshawks of their northern range are very big. Edited by JaM, Mar 18 2012, 06:13 AM.



Shin	Oct 16 2015, 10:14 AM Post #6
Omnivore Posts: 1,508 Group: Members Member #1,957 Joined: Dec 7, 2013	Ophiophagy Mar 17 2012, 02:09 AM strange but a buzzard does and can kill falcons and goshawks in falconry mostly....



buteo	Oct 17 2015, 06:48 PM Post #7
Herbivore Posts: 832 Group: Members Member #3,092 Joined: Jan 19, 2015	a common buzzard can kill a falcon or goshawk ? :o i thought they are not very good hunters or fighters



Shin	Oct 17 2015, 09:49 PM Post #8
Omnivore Posts: 1,508 Group: Members Member #1,957 Joined: Dec 7, 2013	buteo Oct 17 2015, 06:48 PM a common buzzard can kill a falcon or goshawk ? :o i thought they are not very good hunters or fighters Falcons & Gos's can & will dominate buzzards & even kill buzzards in serious encounters....falconry birds are made vulnerable by nature of there work... Even redtailed hawks kill peregrines during falconry hunts when the falcon is preoccupied with its prey.



buteo	Oct 19 2015, 02:51 AM Post #9
Herbivore Posts: 832 Group: Members Member #3,092 Joined: Jan 19, 2015	^ so, red tailed hawks and buzzards could kill falcons or goshawks when they were busy to hunting game birds but in the wild falcons and goshawks are superior than buzzards,right?



Shin	Oct 20 2015, 02:16 AM Post #10
Omnivore Posts: 1,508 Group: Members Member #1,957 Joined: Dec 7, 2013	buteo Oct 19 2015, 02:51 AM ^ so, red tailed hawks and buzzards could kill falcons or goshawks when they were busy to hunting game birds but in the wild falcons and goshawks are superior than buzzards,right? it happens when the falconry bird is busy plucking/eating its prey usually. I'll post some accounts of Goshawks/Peregrines interactions later...



Mesopredator	Oct 23 2015, 10:36 PM Post #11
Disaster taxa Posts: 1,902 Group: Members Member #499 Joined: Aug 6, 2012	I was skeptical at first, but it looks to be true. Buzzards do "pouch" on their prey. They sometimes take rabbits so considering that perhaps a raven should be doable? I am aware that a raven is a large bird, but the neck seems vulnerable. I admire the buzzard. If I remember correctly it was a rarity in the lowlands until now. While they take rabbits on occasion, more often they take the most easily available prey, such as earthworms, moles, voles and roadkill. Alongside other stuff. I've read quite a bit about raptors, especially from one famous Dutch researcher, but seem to remember it all barely... Most interesting research was how goshawks were driving corvids and sparrowhawks to the city because of heavy predation on nestlings. The disappearance of conifer trees, most of which are non-native, to make room for more "natural" forests is also influencing sparrowhawks survival. Add to that the lack of calcium which is impacting sparrowhawk reproduction. Tawny owls, from what I've read, do not have this problem as their body makes calcium. Nature is very dynamic in this way. Additionally, magpies are being forced into less desirable places in the city. It seems feral pigeons are facing competition too. And so on and so on.



Shin	Oct 30 2015, 05:12 AM Post #12
Omnivore Posts: 1,508 Group: Members Member #1,957 Joined: Dec 7, 2013	buteo Oct 19 2015, 02:51 AM ^ so, red tailed hawks and buzzards could kill falcons or goshawks when they were busy to hunting game birds but in the wild falcons and goshawks are superior than buzzards,right? Pair of Peregrines blamed for killing up to 15 Buzzards in protection of nest site near Exeter Remarkable footage appeared on the BBC One Show two nights ago showing a pair of peregrines taking it in turn to attack a buzzard which had strayed into their territory. Luckily on this occasion the buzzard managed to escape injury. Over the last 3 years it is reported that as many as 15 buzzards have been found dead in the proximity of the peregrine nest on St Michaels and all Angels church. The Exeter church has put itself under the global spotlight after it allowed unrestricted access to its family of peregrine falcons. St Michael and All Angels Church in Mount Dinham became the first church in the UK to house the famous bird back in 1988 since then almost 50 young have hatched and reared to maturity. The peregrines – famed as the fastest animal on earth after being clocked at speeds of more than 200 miles per hour – recently laid eggs for the 17th year in succession at St Michael and All Angels Church. The five-week-old birds – two females and a male, who has been named Hector – are now fledging and will be flying the nest in the coming weeks. Ed Drewitt, a wildlife expert and author of the book Urban Peregrines, said the youngsters will soon be preying on the local winged wildlife, including night-time forays aided by the glow of street lights. “The birds will hang around the church for the first month or so and the parents will bring food back for them,” he explained. “In August they will start flying further afield and will become quite nomadic, travelling quite a lot around the UK before starting to breed at around two or three years old. They are beautiful birds which are still recovering from being incredibly rare in the 1960s. “Only recently have we realised that in addition to their regular diet – which includes pigeons gulls, and terns – that they have been catching birds returning to estuaries and reed beds helped by street lamps, such as woodcock and little grebe .” The birds have been tagged to record their movements for future study of the endangered species. http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/2014/10/16/pair-of-peregrines-blamed-for-killing-up-to-15-buzzards-in-exeter/ Edited by Shin, Oct 30 2015, 05:14 AM.



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