"Buzz" the Buzzard "buzzing" us over Spencer Butte

            Sitting on top of Spencer Butte south of Eugene, Oregon we were admiring the three or four buzzards and their soaring ability as they swooped around and over our heads. One soared very close. This is the result. Thanks, Buzz! I'm amazed at their ability to soar without flapping. They almost never flap their wings once up above the ridges where they can pick up the thermals and updrafts. I found one reference that says their glide ratio is about 18:1 - better than the best hang glider. Their sink rate - no doubt - is even more favorable and you can't circle so tight in a hang glider either. I think they beat us humans in the soaring championships.

Mount Pisgah is in the near background and the hills above Leaberg on the McKenzie River are in the more distant background.

Taken in: United States / Oregon / Eugene (show map)

Taken on: September 23, 2011

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buzzard

turkey vulture

Mount Pizgah

Eugene, Oregon « less

Sets appears in: • Eugene

Groups appears in: • Birding In The Wild

Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T1i, f/14.0, 1/500 sec, 55mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Aperture:	f/14.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	55mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 Windows
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