This is an adult Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) the split second before snatching a fish from the water. Its bizarre scientific name urubitinga is a native Brazilian (Tupi) word for this bird. It is found in wooded and watery habitats throughout Central and South America. Taken with Nikon D500 Nikkor 300mm f4 lens f4…
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Shooting wildlife for fun – weakly regulated and weakly supported
On the day when the Scottish Government’s review of regulation of gamebird hunting across Europe is published (I will blog about this tomorrow – I’ll read it between rugby matches today) it is worth noting that Chris Packham’s e-petition asking for a moratorium on shooting of seriously declining wader species has passed the signature total…
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
And Mark adds: The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Isn’t Suffolk lovely? I spoke at The Cut in Suffolk on Tuesday evening to the Waveney Bird Club and anyone else who wanted to come along. As is often the case with my talks, there was one shooting enthusiast looking, I have to say, a bit sour and taking notes as I spoke. I wonder…
One for the #sodden570
Wow! Though this looks wetter really! And this looks drier!