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Augur buzzard        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Augur buzzards are large buteos (soaring hawks) from the plains and mountains of Africa. They strongly resemble the North American red-tailed hawk in size and habits (and even have a red tail), and in having both light (at left) and dark (at right) color morphs. These buzzards was sitting along the roadside, on the ground or atop a thorn tree, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya.

  • Nikon F, Leitz 560mm f5.6, Kodachrome 64 and high-speed Ektachrome (1973)