Buteo buteo (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Accipitridae)


Adult

Track Catching Microtus arvalis

Nest - Incubating

With Young

Young in Nest

In Flight

Resident Nester; Territory: 50-260ha
Length: 51-77cm; Wingspan: 113-128cm; Weight: Male 427-1052g, Female 486-1364g;
2-4 Eggs: April - May (33-38 Days); Young: May - July (50-55 Days);
Migration, by Day: February - April, September - October;
Moult: April - October

Biotopes:
Meadows

Spruce Forest
Nest:
(3 - 25 m)

Picea abies
Principal Food:
Muridae

Soricidae
Lepus europaeus


Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 J.K. Lindsey

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