The Buzzard Baby Today

  Story # 100, Part II, O. T.

Buzzard Baby sitting back, resting his legs

Standing up today, ready to go

Nice view of the guardian's power beak



The Buzzard Baby

Story # 100, Part I,  O. T.

With one egg,the results were uncertain this year

The egg hatched on Sunday, 21 April 2013

The chick, 7 days old, has grown rapidly

Setting...

Buzzard setting

Story # 100, O. T.

Setting…


      The buzzards that come to nest in my barn for the third year have one egg this year


      The pair takes turns setting on the egg ---- or at least I think they do ---- the male and female look alike.


      They are truly putting all their eggs in one basket.  The first year, two eggs hatched.  Last year, two eggs ---- one hatched.  This year, only one egg.


      The birds have been setting, non-stop for three weeks.  It has been cold here so I hope the egg has been kept warm enough.


      Time will tell if a chick emerges or they abandon the egg.

Buzzards are dumb but not stupid!

Baby Buzzard half grown

Story # 77, O T


 Buzzards are dumb but not stupid!


       The pair of buzzards that have nested in my barn for the last two years have hatched and raised three chicks.


      It’s been fun watching the babies outgrow their yellow baby feathers and grow rapidly through the ugly duckling stage to a full set of black wing feathers.

 
      One of their instincts is to go into the sun and dry their wings. 


      It probably takes some weight off and makes it easier to fly.