Talk:Common buzzard

message: Your last edit reads better. One query, "In the US, the term "buzzard" is never used to refer to birds of prey, like hawks, eagles, falcons, and owls, outside of this context." 
To a Brit, using "buzzard" to refer to an owl, rather than a diurnal bird of prey seems odd. If you tell me that this is so, then fine, just checking really. jimfbleak 11:58, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Query

message: I am not entirely clear about the meaning of the first para - it seems to end without clarity. Rosser (talk) 20:46, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  First paragraph 

message: Could anyone please explain where the notion, these birds had incredible strength, came from? I could not find any reference, and from my own experience as well as from what hunters/falconers told me, I tended to believe the common buzzard has only mediocre strength and flying abilities copared to other raptors its size. I never witnessed a particularly powerful or rapid takeoff or climb, as for example that of hawks or capercaillies. They are mostly soaring along forest edges, and tend to land on treetops or poles for easy departure when not on the ground with prey. When encountered in the air by crows, magpies, harriers or hawks, they are barely able to defend themselves, and are often killed by flocks of magpies defending their breeding sites. Also, I never heard of them being used in falconry, allegedly because the lack the strength to kill game. Where I live, they are called "Mäusebussard" ("mouse buzzard" in german), as mice are their most common prey item. I never saw one killing anything larger than a rat, or taking off with an item as large as that. They do come to roadkill or other carrion, though, further indicating inferior hunting capabilities. I once whitnessed the dissection of a specimen killed on the highway, and neither its flying nor leg musculature was particularly impressive. But as I said, I found no hard references, and maybe other subspecies are more powerful, so feel invited to prove me wrong ;-) --Hypochthonius (talk) 10:11, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed unsourced and dubious claim. Jimfbleak -  talk to me? 10:45, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Behaviour

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message: This whole article needs rewritten. The style is unlike that of any other article on Wiki I've read and it rambles on, especially about plumage. 92.40.195.174 (talk) 06:12, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rambling article