Common Buzzard.

Over the past year or so the opportunities to get out with my camera have been alot more limited for me and it’s all been rather frustrating.So when Duns C.C booked a falconer for the day I was raring to go.We all met up on a local hill that had a few trees,heather and a couple of old gates that had been ‘borrowed’ from elsewhere.I’m led to believe that the sheep from ‘elsewhere’ didn’t wander too far without their gates but our needs were greater on the day.

It’s always nice to be able to fire away continuously for a few hours,fill up a few cards and hopefully have some half decent images at the end of the day.Of  course it’s never as good as photographing a real wild bird of prey but it still has it’s own challenges and is very enjoyable all the same.

Of course the downside is that all of the images have to be gone through and processed,with the added problem of leather anklets and jesses to try and hide away.Alot more time is spent on the computer than is spent enjoying yourself behind the camera.

Here are some images of the first bird up.The Common Buzzard.