Fluffy Buzzard on a gate post, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Buzzard with fluffy feathers sitting on a gate post
Fluffy Buzzard on a gate post, Isle of Islay

Spotted near Kilchoman, a Buzzard sitting on a gate post in a field. It looked quite fluffy to me, maybe it was moulting? Hopefully the experts can explain or put me right….

Buzzard and Gull, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Buzzard and a Gull in flight under a blue skyA Buzzard and a gull in flight under a bright blue Islay sky in June. Not sure where exactly I took this picture apart from that it was somewhere around Loch Gorm, probably on the eastern side.

Buzzard on the hunt near Kilchoman, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Buzzard in flightA Buzzard in flight, picture taken during a walk on the Kilchoman Crags. You have to trust me there, as there’s nothing in the picture to prove/disprove it.