Buzzards

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For us who live in the south west UK, the buzzard is the closest bird we have in size to an eagle. You can hear their cry over the fields and see them fly and play in the air when they court each other and have a young family. I love to watch their effortless soaring and am somewhat envious of the skill and apparent ease that they employ. I often hear them call to each other from my house. My happiest memory was after we first moved into our house in January and watching and hearing the buzzards two fields away. Often their favourite perches are on telegraph poles.