-
taking reptiles,
birds and
insects as well as
carrion.
Adaptable to a
variety of habitats, long-legged
buzzards may nest on a
variety of surfaces, including...
- The
jackal buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus) is a
fairly large African bird of prey. The
taxonomy of this
species has
caused some
confusion in the past and it...
- The
belled buzzard is a
fearsome critter in
American folklore frequently cited as an omen of
disaster by the
sounding of its bell. The
animal is otherwise...
- The
common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a medium-to-large bird of prey
which has a
large range. It is a
member of the
genus Buteo in the
family Accipitridae...
- also
known as the
black buzzard-eagle, the gray
buzzard-eagle, or
analogously with "eagle" or "eagle-
buzzard"
replacing "
buzzard-eagle", or as the Chilean...
- evolution. The
turkey vulture is a
scavenger and
feeds almost exclusively on
carrion. It
finds its food
using its keen eyes and
sense of smell,
flying low enough...
-
regarded as a
specialist or
highly proficient hunter, the
buzzard's diet
often includes carrion of
large mammals that may be
sourced along roads, tracks...
- The rough-legged
buzzard (Europe) or rough-legged hawk (North America) (Buteo lagopus) is a medium-large bird of prey. It is
found in
arctic and subarctic...
- America.
Carrion is
eaten occasionally by most species, but is
almost always secondary to live prey. The
importance of
carrion in the Old
World "
buzzard" species...
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thrown to the dogs, or hung on a
gibbet as high as
Haman to feed the
carrion buzzards." The same paper,
edited by the same man, says in 1866: "The iron firmness...
